Elections 2026: Dawid Kruiper Municipality battling water leaks and sewage spills
The Special Investigating Unit is looking into “allegations of serious maladministration” involving 24 contracts at the municipality
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Streets flooded with raw sewage for months in Motherwell
Blockages and broken pipes are common occurrences
Judge has been on sick leave for eight years
A Judicial Conduct Tribunal is considering whether Free State Judge Lepona Lekale may remain on the bench
Tswaing municipality staff have been months without pay
Only the highest-earning workers have been paid since April
Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?
Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month
Worker “picket” may have been a wedding rehearsal, says court
Labour Court orders company to reinstate fired workers
Xenophobia: what the government should have done – and can still do
State response to the covid emergency was much better
Former PRASA board members challenge law on suing judges
Ex-board members in bid to overturn Zondo findings on state capture
Minister promises shorter SASSA queues and R1.5-billion in savings
More workers, extended office operating hours, and 350,000 beneficiaries targeted for review
Mitchells Plain families desperate for housing left in limbo
City of Cape Town blames Beacon Valley construction delays on extortion and crime
Not a single house has been built for land claimants after 26 years
About 2,000 beneficiaries in Buffalo City are still waiting after restituted land earmarked for housing was illegally occupied
Unpaid contractors block water services depot in Durban
The water and sanitation contractors say they are ignored by eThekwini Municipality
Five gambling myths that may bankrupt you
Social media posts, often by paid influencers, are coercing people into giving up even more of their money to betting companies
Lesotho’s only snake park: one man’s 30-year battle
Nkhooa Molahlehi has faced witchcraft allegations while building a snake conservation park under a sandstone cliff in Qacha’s Nek
Mandela Day: Capetonians take a stand against xenophobia
Nelson Mandela: “As Africans, especially as those who benefited from African solidarity, we cannot be unmoved by the plight of our brothers”
In photos: Young and old bead together for Khayelitsha’s elders
Hundreds of people participated at Ikamva Labantu’s event in Cape Town
As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move
A desert elephant’s 600km journey reveals why conservationists and governments need to rethink the use of fences
EThekwini municipality owes Durban plumbers hundreds of thousands of rands
One contractor claims the municipality owes for five outstanding invoices totalling R250,000
Police fail to stop vigilantes from targeting immigrants in Alexandra
“I think these people want to kill us,” says Malawian street vendor.
Time to pay up: a look at municipal debt
More than R161-billion owed for electricity, water and taxes
We tried to take the train with a wheelchair user. Here’s what happened
PRASA has promised to make trains accessible but it is taking a long time
Six refugees beaten in xenophobic attack
African refugees working in salons around Durban’s Warwick Street Market were attacked and beaten by men with sticks. Two of them were hospitalised.
Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal
Judge Lepona Joshua Lekale, who is reportedly visually impaired, has refused early retirement