Local government
Outsourced guards accuse Ekurhuleni municipality of failing to pay them
Protesting security employees say non-payments have become a problem since the coalition government took over, but mayor’s office says payments to security companies are up-to-date
Brief | 6 February 2023
Phoenix still unsettled by 2021 unrest
Collapsing basic services are crippling the town’s attempts to rebuild community
By Benita Enoch
Feature | 1 February 2023
Major development planned for Cape Town’s derelict Strandfontein Pavilion
About 1,200 residential units, including subsidised housing, as well as retail and recreational facilities are proposed
News | 31 January 2023
Protests shut down Queenstown for a second day
Protesters want ANC run Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality dissolved
Brief | 27 January 2023
City of Tshwane not coping with refuse removal, say residents
Refuse collection in Ga-Rankuwa is infrequent and illegal dumps are multiplying
By Chris Gilili
News | 23 January 2023
Poo protest in Gqeberha
Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas
News | 19 January 2023
Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings
New Brighton beach facilities have been left to ruin
Brief | 14 December 2022
Is Cape Town’s mayor winning the war on sewage?
Cape Town still has a sewage pollution crisis, but the mayor is “on the right track”, says expert
News | 1 December 2022
Families snub R1-billion housing project
Brickvale farmers say the tiny plots are totally unsuited to their needs
News | 29 November 2022