Local government

Damning report on R57-million Buffalo City swimming pool

Years later the pool remains incomplete and a symbol of municipal failure

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News | 14 April 2025

R24-million spent on Indwe stadium with little to show for it

Two contractors later, the stadium is far from complete

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Brief | 14 April 2025

Invasive weed is threatening life in Joburg dams

Kariba weed on the surfaces of the dams could kill the indigenous ecosystems

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News | 11 April 2025

School children in Vhembe wake up at 4:30am to fetch water

Water is not reaching households despite millions of rands spent on water projects

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Brief | 4 April 2025

R21-million stadium in Limpopo left incomplete and abandoned

This has left the community disappointed as they hoped the Tshivhuyuni sports facility would boost the local economy

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News | 3 April 2025

Taxi drivers protest in Kariega, demanding urgent repair of collapsed bridge

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe says a contractor will be appointed this week

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Brief | 31 March 2025

Deaths spark protest over unsafe bridge outside Pinetown

Umngeni River claims two lives

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News | 28 March 2025

Sharpeville: “These politicians just come and create a spectacle”

Residents say Human Rights Day means little in their township

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Photo Essay | 21 March 2025

Metro police block roads in protest over working conditions

City of Ekhurhuleni says the protest is unlawful

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Brief | 19 March 2025

Raw sewage is running into the Kruger park from Limpopo town

Phalaborwa residents lay criminal charges against local municipalities to try to end their sewerage problems

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News | 13 March 2025

Eastern Cape protesters bring traffic to a standstill

Protesters want a new bridge and better roads

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Brief | 11 March 2025

Housing project grinds to a halt over payment dispute

Contractor is taking Matatiele Local Municipality to court over unpaid fees

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News | 11 March 2025

Benoni pensioners ask City to scrap millions of rands of debt

City of Ekurhuleni says Actonville rental tenants collectively owe R33-million

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News | 6 March 2025

Durban residents threaten to stop paying rates

More than half of eThekwini municipality’s water revenue is lost to leaks, theft and unbilled consumption

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News | 3 March 2025

Mass protest against failing Makana municipality

Archbishop calls for immediate removal of mayor, speaker and chief financial officer

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Brief | 27 February 2025

Hundreds of Limpopo villagers protest about potholes

The provincial roads department says there’s no budget to complete repairs on the busy D4 linking Elim to the N1

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News | 27 February 2025