Articles for Steve Kretzmann
Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor
Commercial property owners are challenging the City’s budget in court, but the mayor argues they are selectively interpreting the law
Law | 14 August 2025
Explainer: Cape Town’s “pro-poor” budget and its legal challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
Explainer | 11 August 2025
Rail theft case: accused juggles lawyers, creates further five-month delay
A trial over the theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape has already been six years in the making
News | 1 August 2025
Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city
Roads, water supply, electricity supply and finances are in disarray
Feature | 29 July 2025
Open Secrets report: How big consulting firms are cashing in on the climate crisis
Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies
News | 26 June 2025
Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp
Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation
News | 24 June 2025
Out of the black and into the red – Theewaterskloof municipality’s rapid decline
Rot set in straight after the 2021 local government elections
Feature | 18 June 2025
Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management
But the new municipal manager hopes to get things back on track
Feature | 17 June 2025
Railway line theft trial delayed by state witness’s illness
Former PRASA regional manager and Cape Town businessman won’t be back in the dock for more than a month
Brief | 10 June 2025