Local government
Joburg City to blame for “dark buildings” crisis say property owners
Albert Street fire tragedy sparks renewed attempt to evict hundreds of people living in derelict downtown buildings
News | 9 October 2023
Karoo towns fail to keep water clean
The Kannaland municipality also does not conduct all the water tests it is supposed to
News | 5 October 2023
Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Limpopo village
More than 200 households affected
Brief | 29 September 2023
Nkosinathi Ntuli’s shack has been demolished four times since November
He keeps on rebuilding and the eThekwini municipality keeps returning
News | 28 September 2023
Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests
This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks
Brief | 22 September 2023
Families have been waiting six years to be moved from Durban transit camp
eThekwini municipality has no explanation for delay and no timeline to offer
News | 21 September 2023
Makhanda households fed up with living in a sewage nightmare
Residents of Hooggenoeg and Scotts Farm say the sewer system has been dysfunctional for over a decade
News | 18 September 2023
Durban vendors say they pay their fees but the municipality ignores them
Lights at the Berea bus rank where they trade have been broken for five years
Brief | 13 September 2023
Four years and R7-million later, villages still sit without power
Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018
Brief | 12 September 2023