South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities are under fire for paying senior executives millions while service delivery collapses. Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report reveals that 16 top officials across eight metros...
In parts of Emfuleni, life has become a daily battle against something most South Africans only experience during a plumbing emergency. Raw sewage. For many residents,...
A crumbling stretch of road in Douglasdale has suddenly become one of Johannesburg’s most talked-about addresses and not because of any planned upgrade. Instead, it took...
It took a pair of goggles, a snorkel, and a viral video to do what years of complaints seemingly could not. A massive, waterlogged pothole in...
“We can’t live like this”: Tshwane residents demand permanent fix to power outages Lights out, again For many residents in Pretoria North, power cuts are no...
Access to clean water ranks among the most pressing policy priorities for African citizens, according to Afrobarometer surveys spanning 38 countries. A majority of respondents express dissatisfaction with their...
Relief in Soweto as blocked development site finally cleared For years, it stood there, a single structure, quietly holding back progress for an entire community. Now,...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has issued a stark warning: if the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities are not fully functional, or are in a...
Imagine living without electricity for 13 years. No lights at night. No refrigerator to keep food fresh. No television, no computer, no charging your phone at...
Johannesburg local government elections set for fierce multiparty showdown A city on the political edge Johannesburg is gearing up for a tense local government election season,...