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Ward 90 councillor candidate Paul Nkhumane puts service delivery at the centre of his campaign

Ward 90 councillor candidate Paul Nkhumane has pledged to put service delivery, infrastructure, and youth participation at the forefront of his agenda for Ekurhuleni residents.

Water trucks parked at an empty water reservoir in Midrand.. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

SAHRC warns Gauteng water crisis is about failing infrastructure, not a lack of water

A landmark SAHRC inquiry reveals that Gauteng's severe water outages stem from collapsing municipal infrastructure, massive leaks, and systemic institutional failures rather than…

Promises: Parties pledge to improve municipal water and sanitation infrastructure, repair leaks. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Fixing SA’s broken municipalities

As voters prepare to head to the polls, major political parties have unveiled competing manifestos to fix South Africa's collapsing municipalities, restore crumbling…

Unsafe: Anna Kabini collects water in the murky Bronkhorstspruit River in Zithobeni. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

No safe water, no other choice in Bronkhorstspruit

Over 800 people have fallen ill in Bronkhorstspruit after the local water treatment plant supplied unchlorinated water for three weeks, forcing desperate residents to collect…

Soweto residents fed up with failing services

Braamfischerville and Orange Farm residents express deep frustration over chronic sewage spills, power outages, and stalled infrastructure projects ahead of upcoming municipal…

Feeling the blows: The South African Property Owners Association’s 60th annual convention. With local government elections on 4 November, most delegates wanted to know how much more pain property owners must absorb before change arrives. Photo: Sapoa

Your vote is written on the walls

At the 60th annual Sapoa convention, economists and property leaders debated how stagnant growth, failing infrastructure, and coalition politics are impacting South Africa's…

Water faucet. Image: Supplied

Johannesburg water outages put service delivery in election spotlight

Prolonged water outages in Johannesburg suburbs like Parktown West are pushing residents to the brink and placing deteriorating infrastructure and municipal accountability at the…

An order by the Pretoria high court has put on hold the City of Tshwane’s efforts to cancel a contract to fix the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, which is at the heart of the Hammanskraal water crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Urgent Action required to safeguard Gauteng’s Water Supply

Rand Water warns that Gauteng's water security is at risk as reservoir storage plummets to 28.9%, calling on municipalities to curb overconsumption and repair rampant…

Water crisis looms

Bronkhorstspruit crisis highlights SA’s water service failures

The SAHRC and Wits have launched the Water Rights Tracker, revealing that 107 of South Africa's 144 water services authorities are in a poor or critical state as infrastructure…

Rand Water has assured residents in the City of Johannesburg that water will flow into taps soon

Rand Water to restrict water supply to Johannesburg and Tshwane

Rand Water has confirmed it will restrict bulk water supplies to Johannesburg and Tshwane after both metros continuously exceeded their daily consumption allocations.

Toxic taps expose Tshwane’s deadly water failures

More than 400 people, mostly young children, fell ill after the City of Tshwane supplied unchlorinated tap water to Bronkhorstspruit for three weeks without alerting residents,…

Raise the stakes: Semigration to Cape Town, from Johannesburg and other parts of the country where service delivery is failing, is adding to traffic congestion and higher property prices in the Mother City. Photo: Western Cape Traffic Updates

The real jackpot is your vote

Municipal governance and basic service delivery directly influence home values. Ahead of the local elections, explore why casting your ballot is a critical investment in your…

Declare infrastructure theft and vandalism as acts of economic terrorism

City Power's acting chief executive warns that rampant copper cable theft and grid vandalism are coordinated economic sabotage that demands a military-grade state response.

President Cyril Ramaphosa

‘We cannot build our way out of failure,’ Ramaphosa says at local government reform launch

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched the Revised White Paper on Local Government, calling for a bold reset of dysfunctional municipalities and prioritizing infrastructure…

Water hyacinths at the Hartebeersport dam. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Aerial survey exposes pollution choking rivers feeding Hartbeespoort Dam

An aerial survey by Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Jack Bloom has laid bare the extensive sewage spills, illegal dumping, and infrastructure failures choking the river…

Zoom me: Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

Limpopo Investment Conference surpasses the R120 billion target for 2026, reaching an over R138 billion mark

The sixth Limpopo Investment Conference surpassed its 2026 target by securing over R138 billion in pledges, as Deputy President Paul Mashatile urged leaders to ensure these…

Charlotte Maxeke hospital.

Editorial: We’re a sick society

Hospitals in the Free State are on the verge of collapse as criminal syndicates strip plumbing bare for scrap copper, cutting off critical water supply and leaving vulnerable…

Criminality: Hospitals in the the province are left in a state of decay, staff and patients are in the difficult position . . . Cobra flush masters and copper pipes are sold to scrapyards. Photos: Lunga Mzangwe

Criminals target Free State hospitals

Free State healthcare facilities are under siege as criminal syndicates repeatedly strip hospitals of copper pipes, taps, and toilet flush mechanisms, costing millions of rands…

Water mafia: A tanker sent after an unexpected infrastructure failure is emergency relief. . . a community depending on tankers month after month is a sign of systemic failure. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Komani’s water crisis: When a public failure becomes private business

As taps repeatedly run dry in Komani, residents are asking uncomfortable questions about whether failing infrastructure is being sustained to enrich private water tanker…

Site of contention: The Sandton case concerns Erf 131 Duxberry on Coleraine Drive, which has been rezoned into a place of worship and later, educational. Photo: Supplied

Zoning wars: When rules lose the plot

Lengthy zoning battles in Sandton and Sea Point highlight systemic planning delays, disputed development conditions, and growing questions over municipal enforcement.