Topic: Local government

Durban residents battle “sewage crisis”

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Brief | 4 July 2025

No water to put out fire: man dies

Neighbours in Makhanda say they could not save Thandisizwe Nondlwana when his house caught alight

By Joseph Chirume

Brief | 2 July 2025

Giyani’s rotting market stalls still empty after 14 years

More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water

By Thembi Siaga

Brief | 30 June 2025

Court orders dissolution of debt-ridden Ngwathe Municipality

AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality

By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti

Law | 26 June 2025

Violent scenes in Engcobo on second day of SANCO “shutdown”

Nasty scuffle breaks out between Spar owner and protesters

By Johnnie Isaac

Brief | 25 June 2025

SANCO and ANC clash in Eastern Cape

Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order

By Johnnie Isaac

News | 24 June 2025

Suspension of “whistleblower” traffic officers is unlawful, court rules

Traffic department has no ticket books or breathalysers, officers claimed

By Johnnie Isaac

Brief | 21 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

By Steve Kretzmann

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

By Steve Kretzmann

Feature | 17 June 2025

Court battle looms between City of Johannesburg and traders

SERI has sent a letter of demand to the City over container removals

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 9 June 2025

Sewage floods the streets in this part of Durban

Lamontville has been battered by floods

By Joseph Bracken

News | 1 June 2025

Battle between SANCO and municipality in Eastern Cape town

Calm restored after protests disrupt businesses

By Johnnie Isaac

News | 29 May 2025

City of eThekwini says refuse is collected in this settlement every Monday, but we saw no sign of a rubbish truck

Mounds of refuse line the road in Cato Crest

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

News | 29 May 2025

Disabled man sleeps outside municipal office demanding road be fixed

He says the road to his house is not wheelchair friendly

By Tladi Moloi

Brief | 29 May 2025

City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement

Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water

Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.

News | 24 May 2025

Protesters shut down Eastern Cape town, ask President Ramaphosa for help

Ngcobo residents say local and provincial authorities are not dealing with their complaints

By Johnnie Isaac

Brief | 20 May 2025