Flood victims’ homes demolished by Ethekwini Municipality
Asanda Mlingo is one of the people who, displaced by floods in 2022, built shacks here on higher ground.... Read more
5 Dec, 2025
Ghost workers, nepotism? KwaDukuza Municipality fires back at ANC youth league
Cape Town – The KwaDukuza Municipality in Kwa-Zulu-Natal has hit back at the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in the... Read more
14 Nov, 2025
Transformation or discrimination? – Stellenbosch HR boss faces suspension calls
Cape Town – Calls are mounting for the suspension of a senior Stellenbosch Municipality official after a video surfaced... Read more
4 Sep, 2025
Chief whip executed in his bedroom!
Komani, Eastern Cape – The Chief Whip of Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mr Xoliseka Lali, was found dead with multiple... Read more
22 Jul, 2025
Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally
An unmarked water truck being filled with free municipal water in Verulam for sale later. Archive photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko... Read more
18 Sep, 2024
Durban land occupiers take municipality to court
Shacks in KwaDabeka, near Clermont in Durban, have been repeatedly demolished by City law enforcement, allegedly without an eviction... Read more
22 Aug, 2024
Apartheid-era flats are ‘a ticking time bomb’
Municipal flats in Butterworth are a “ticking time bomb”, the municipality has acknowledged. Photos: Manqulo Nyakombi By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik... Read more
23 Jul, 2024
Suspensions, hearings and firings amidst eThekwini strike drama
Cape Town — The eThekwini municipality have fired 88 employers and placed a further 81 on suspension, while nearly... Read more
14 Mar, 2024
Fatal springtide incident and severe weather damage hit Kouga municipality
Cape Town – One person has tragically died in the Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape due to springtide and... Read more
18 Sep, 2023
Municipality in court for cutting off water to school with 500 learners
Illustration: Lisa Nelson By Tania Broughton GroundUp Mogale City Municipality must immediately restore water supply to John Martin Catholic... Read more
2 Aug, 2023
