Local government
Freedom Road – an empty promise
For years Madibeng Municipality has said it will fix Itireleng’s main thoroughfare, but nothing has been done
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 29 November 2022
Crime is harming business in Mitchells Plain, say traders
Stall holders want the City to do more to deal with competition from traders without permits
News | 23 November 2022
Unpaid for months: Ekurhuleni workers protest
The City of Ekurhuleni only deals with the contractor, not its employees, says City spokesperson
Brief | 17 November 2022
25,000 people live in Tshwane’s squalid apartheid hostels
Broken windows, filthy and broken toilets, terrible stink: the hostels are crumbling and there’s no money to fix them
By Chris Gilili
News | 16 November 2022
What happened to Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy?
Activists launch report on urgent need for “inclusive” housing policy
News | 14 November 2022
City of Joburg breaks promise on R23-million library
Lehae Library has never opened
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 11 November 2022
Makana has again failed to obey court order, says LRC
Progress clearing dumpsites has been made but “there is a long way to go”
Brief | 9 November 2022
Toilets closed at Knysna taxi rank: municipality blames loadshedding
Commuters, vendors and taxi drivers complain about the smell
News | 3 November 2022
City of Cape Town and immigrant shop owners meet to resolve tensions
“We come unannounced not to catch you doing wrong things, but to ensure that your shop is in satisfactory hygienic condition”
News | 2 November 2022