Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved
Brief | 17 September 2025
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services
News | 16 September 2025
Nasty scuffle breaks out between Spar owner and protesters
Brief | 25 June 2025
Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order
News | 24 June 2025
Traffic department has no ticket books or breathalysers, officers claimed
Brief | 21 June 2025
Calm restored after protests disrupt businesses
News | 29 May 2025
Lusanda Sizani says statements made during a protest were “unreasonable”
Brief | 28 May 2025
Ngcobo residents say local and provincial authorities are not dealing with their complaints
Brief | 20 May 2025
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 May 2025
Owners of small businesses complain about failures of the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality
News | 16 April 2025
Years later the pool remains incomplete and a symbol of municipal failure
News | 14 April 2025
“Only Eskom can answer,” says Amahlathi Municipality spokesperson about Northern Node Farm in the Eastern Cape
Brief | 18 November 2024
A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July
News | 11 July 2024
The Department of Justice’s payment portal, MojoPay, has suspended electronic payments since May due to suspected fraud
News | 20 June 2024
“We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen” says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 15 May 2024
Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Johnnie Isaac
Brief | 2 May 2024