Local government
Is Cape Town’s mayor winning the war on sewage?
Cape Town still has a sewage pollution crisis, but the mayor is “on the right track”, says expert
News | 1 December 2022
Families snub R1-billion housing project
Brickvale farmers say the tiny plots are totally unsuited to their needs
News | 29 November 2022
Freedom Road – an empty promise
For years Madibeng Municipality has said it will fix Itireleng’s main thoroughfare, but nothing has been done
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 29 November 2022
Crime is harming business in Mitchells Plain, say traders
Stall holders want the City to do more to deal with competition from traders without permits
News | 23 November 2022
Unpaid for months: Ekurhuleni workers protest
The City of Ekurhuleni only deals with the contractor, not its employees, says City spokesperson
Brief | 17 November 2022
25,000 people live in Tshwane’s squalid apartheid hostels
Broken windows, filthy and broken toilets, terrible stink: the hostels are crumbling and there’s no money to fix them
By Chris Gilili
News | 16 November 2022
What happened to Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy?
Activists launch report on urgent need for “inclusive” housing policy
News | 14 November 2022
City of Joburg breaks promise on R23-million library
Lehae Library has never opened
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 11 November 2022
Makana has again failed to obey court order, says LRC
Progress clearing dumpsites has been made but “there is a long way to go”
Brief | 9 November 2022