Local government
Durban residents battle “sewage crisis”
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court
Brief | 4 July 2025
No water to put out fire: man dies
Neighbours in Makhanda say they could not save Thandisizwe Nondlwana when his house caught alight
Brief | 2 July 2025
Giyani’s rotting market stalls still empty after 14 years
More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 30 June 2025
Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality
AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
Law | 26 June 2025
Violent scenes in Engcobo on second day of SANCO “shutdown”
Nasty scuffle breaks out between Spar owner and protesters
Brief | 25 June 2025
SANCO and ANC clash in Eastern Cape
Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order
News | 24 June 2025
Suspension of “whistleblower” traffic officers is unlawful, court rules
Traffic department has no ticket books or breathalysers, officers claimed
Brief | 21 June 2025
Out of the black and into the red – Theewaterskloof municipality’s rapid decline
Rot set in straight after the 2021 local government elections
Feature | 18 June 2025
Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management
But the new municipal manager hopes to get things back on track
Feature | 17 June 2025