Local government
In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town
“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 14 June 2024
“Tightrope” walk for villagers fetching water
In Richmond Farm residents have to do a balancing act to fetch water from a municipal ablution block
Brief | 3 June 2024
Kariega residents sick of living next to 300 vandalised toilets protest
“We have been patient for a long time” says protest leader
Brief | 24 May 2024
Three years after a court order, illegal dumps in Makhanda have not been cleared
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents
Brief | 23 May 2024
“You have no idea how difficult it is to get a coffin inside the camp”
After 13 years in a “transit camp”, Ntuzuma flood victims are afraid they’ll die there
News | 22 May 2024
Deadline for comment on City of Cape Town’s new homeless strategy
Public comment closes Wednesday
By GroundUp Staff and Matthew Hirsch
News | 21 May 2024
Tshwane abandons Marry Me settlement: Broken promises leave 450 families in limbo
City says the land is private and is not in the process of being formalised
Brief | 21 May 2024
Joburg protesters demand library opens immediately
“There is no democracy without books” says Wits professor who joins calls for an end to the City library’s four-year closure
Brief | 20 May 2024
Unpaid contractors block central Gqeberha with garbage trucks and water tankers
The municipality agreed to pay service providers by next week
Brief | 15 May 2024