Local government
Rural Amathole villages unite to fix water scheme
Residents of 40 villages are working with the municipality to fix the R125-million Mncwasa water scheme
By Daniel Steyn and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 26 October 2022
The Mamelodi hostel where “Emzini Wezinsizwa” was filmed is a mess
Site of hit 1990s SABC comedy series has no electricity
News | 25 October 2022
It will be “catastrophic” if municipality loses R493-million grant, Amathole activists say
The municipality may have to forfeit the conditional grant due to underspending
By Daniel Steyn
News | 24 October 2022
“People are gatvol” of being “forgotten” by Ekurhuleni mayor
Geluksdal community wants 100kWh of free electricity to be reinstated
Brief | 11 October 2022
More than two years since construction started, toilets remain incomplete in Free State village
The contract was terminated due to unsatisfactory progress a year ago
Brief | 3 October 2022
South Coast businesses join forces to provide services municipalities are supposed to provide
“We’re not here to criticise the municipalities. We’ve tried it for years. It doesn’t solve anything.”
By Benita Enoch
News | 30 September 2022
Municipality liable for child shot by mayor’s bodyguard
Five-year-old suffered severe brain damage and paralysis
Law | 23 September 2022
Emalahleni is failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 people
People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water
By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili
News | 22 September 2022
Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Electricity restored Sunday afternoon but municipality will need millions to fix its substation properly
News | 19 September 2022