Local government
City of Tshwane probes illegal suburb
Leeuwfontein has been developed without subdivision or approval by local authorities. Now residents want services
News | 5 July 2023
25-year-old informal settlement still lacks basic services
GPO residents voted ANC because they believed their relocation would be delayed if they didn’t, says resident Thozama Nyathela. “We were only being fed empty promises.”
Brief | 29 June 2023
Free State municipality’s R15-million unused sport stadium
The stadium in Lindley has stood unused for over a year and has been vandalised
By Tladi Moloi
News | 27 June 2023
Families here relieve themselves in plastic bags which they throw into the drains
In Lusaka informal settlement in Cape Town there are not enough toilets, drains are blocked, and there is a terrible stench
By Chris Gilili
News | 22 June 2023
Labour Court upholds dismissal of lying municipal chief financial officer
Misrepresenting qualifications is a “menacing evil”, says judge
Law | 19 June 2023
Shack dwellers protest in support of Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA mayor
Mayor delivered over 300 chemical toilets that are cleaned every second day, a protester tells ANC representatives. “All you want to do is loot,” says another.
News | 25 May 2023
Security guards march in Pretoria to demand permanent jobs
Protesters want City of Tshwane to absorb 4,000 workers
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 24 May 2023
Drop in support from government is “devastating” for community newspapers
Five community newspapers in KwaZulu-Natal have been forced to close down after advertising cuts by the state
News | 16 May 2023
First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock
Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing
News | 15 May 2023