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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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WATCH | ‘I would like to give you a very stringent warning’ – Man threatens municipality after son nearly drowns in pothole

Cape Town –  A father from Rustenburg in the North West has claimed that his son almost drowned in... Read more

6 Jan, 2023