Government
Eastern Cape villagers promised water in 1998, still waiting
Over R23 million spent and the bills keep mounting, but the taps stay dry in Flagstaff villages
News | 25 February 2020
Failing pump floods Addo street with sewage
“Our municipality does not care about its residents”
Brief | 20 February 2020
Cofimvaba protesters tell their mayor to start working
“Once they climb the ladder, they forget about us”
Brief | 19 February 2020
Court blocks development on Cape Flats Aquifer
City of Cape Town and provincial government told to consider new evidence
News | 19 February 2020
Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan
The area along the Liesbeek is recognised as a sacred space, says HWC
News | 19 February 2020
Residents to take municipality to court over water meters
Witzenberg municipality accused of denying indigent grants to residents who refuse to install water management devices
News | 12 February 2020
Informal settlements can be better planned
Re-blocking by NGOs is very different from “super-blocking” by local governments, argues Professor Steven Robins
Opinion | 12 February 2020
Peace Village residents target funeral processions to protest about road
The protest tactic has worked before in Uitenhage
Brief | 11 February 2020
Residents tell Eastern Cape Premier they have lost all faith in their municipality
Various attempts to fix Amahlathi have failed
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 7 February 2020