Brief
24 arrested in protest against Pietermaritzburg ward councillor
“I was chosen by people of ward 29 not by a few individuals” says ANC’s Spha Madlala
Brief | 28 July 2020
Loadshedding “unavoidable” after substation blows, says mayor
Power restored in Pietermaritzburg community after protesters bring area to standstill over five-day blackout
Brief | 27 July 2020
Plans to build hundreds of toilets stopped by Uitenhage politics
Voting district committee at loggerheads with ward committee
Brief | 27 July 2020
“Our toilets have been blocked since 2016” says Khayelitsha resident
Enkanini informal settlement gives the City a week to respond to demands for toilets and water
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 July 2020
PE parents demand shutdown of schools
Department reiterates that only the national cabinet can close schools
Brief | 23 July 2020
Homeowners and shack dwellers clash over illegal electricity connections
“As long as the municipality does not provide us with electricity, the illegal connections will continue”
Brief | 22 July 2020
COSAS shuts down schools in Alexandra
“Pure criminality” says Gauteng Education Department
Brief | 22 July 2020
“We are the rightful owners of these houses” say occupiers
City of Cape Town says they are jeopardising the allocation of houses to elderly beneficiaries
Brief | 22 July 2020
Burning of clinic: suspects in court
Mayor says some services suspended after “wanton acts of vandalism”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 21 July 2020