A Blunt Assessment From a Veteran Leader Gwede Mantashe is not known for soft language, and his latest remarks have once again stirred debate about responsibility,...
ANC Tshwane Pledges Township First Service Drive To Win Back The Capital In a city where broken roads, power cuts and water disruptions have become daily...
In parts of Cape Town, the most pressing municipal issue isn’t a budget shortfall or an equipment failure. It’s a shakedown. Gangsters are reportedly demanding payments...
For nearly a year, the daily struggle for residents in Merafong City, on Gauteng’s West Rand, wasn’t about load-sheddingit was about finding water. Taps ran dry,...
The scene was starkly symbolic. In Durban recently, the lights literally went out at a government office. Not from load-shedding, but from a municipal disconnect over...
Durban is caught in the crossfire of a political grudge match with a very tangible price tag: R500 million. A bitter, public war of words between...
A Community Watches a Fire They Couldn’t Fight Kokosi residents are grieving a tragedy that many say could have been prevented, if only they had water....
Joburg’s unpaid bills are drying up taps, literally Auditor-General flags a 311-day payment delay as communities go days without water and contractors abandon work. For many...
In a scene that paints a stark picture of municipal failure, residents of Fochville and Kokosi are being forced to gamble with their health, collecting water...
There is a quiet, systemic collapse happening in one of South Africa’s major metros, and it’s unfolding in plain sight. Nelson Mandela Bay, the municipality encompassing...