Local government
Emfuleni municipality is a mess and piles of rubbish are just one sign of this
With only half its garbage truck fleet working, the municipality is unable to cope with refuse collection. But this is just one of many problems residents complain about.
By Chris Gilili
News | 13 February 2023
Corruption blamed for ten-year delay in service delivery in Tshwane settlement
Councillor says the area first has to be rezoned
By Chris Gilili
News | 7 February 2023
Outsourced guards accuse Ekurhuleni municipality of failing to pay them
Protesting security employees say non-payments have become a problem since the coalition government took over, but mayor’s office says payments to security companies are up-to-date
Brief | 6 February 2023
Phoenix still unsettled by 2021 unrest
Collapsing basic services are crippling the town’s attempts to rebuild community
By Benita Enoch
Feature | 1 February 2023
Major development planned for Cape Town’s derelict Strandfontein Pavilion
About 1,200 residential units, including subsidised housing, as well as retail and recreational facilities are proposed
News | 31 January 2023
Protests shut down Queenstown for a second day
Protesters want ANC run Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality dissolved
Brief | 27 January 2023
City of Tshwane not coping with refuse removal, say residents
Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying
By Chris Gilili
News | 23 January 2023
Poo protest in Gqeberha
Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas
News | 19 January 2023
Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings
New Brighton beach facilities have been left to ruin
Brief | 14 December 2022