TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE Additional measures at NMB’s Markman market ‘not enough’ to resolve security issues 3 min 0 By Riaan Marais
CRIME WATCH Neighbourhood watch groups scoff at NMB metro’s claim of improved support 5 min 1 By Estelle Ellis and Riaan Marais
PHOTO ESSAY When the trucks stop: How a broken fleet is fuelling Emfuleni’s waste problem 3 min 6 By Unknown Author
REDRAWING THE MAP What inclusionary zoning in Stellenbosch means for post-apartheid cities 6 min 4 By Lindsey Schutters
TAKING A STAND Death threat won’t deter cleric at the forefront of fighting failed service delivery in Makhanda 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
AUDIT OUTCOMES Western Cape municipalities secure 20 clean audits — with troublesome ones still lagging behind 5 min 1 By Suné Payne
COUNCIL FRACAS Troubled Knysna municipality to restart hunt for municipal manager after court ruling 4 min 3 By Suné Payne
BEACHFRONT UPGRADE Cash-strapped Eastern Cape municipality spent R100m on upgrading a beachfront 4 min 22 By Velani Ludidi
RANK WATERS Knysna Municipality given two-week deadline to solve unchecked raw sewage spillages 4 min 5 By Liam Voorma
MUNICIPAL MAYHEM Tshwane’s mayorship again in tailspin, following Makwarela’s ‘fake’ insolvency rehabilitation certificate – and now resignation 3 min 10 By Suné Payne
POLITICAL NEWBIE EFF breakaway party Team Sugar SA enjoys the taste of sweet success in northern KwaZulu-Natal 6 min 3 By Chris Makhaye
DM OUR BURNING PLANET RUNNER-UP POLLUTER OF THE YEAR 2022 eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda nearly tops the pile for sewage in our sea water 2 min 0 By Asive Mabula
GROUNDUP Protesters shut down Polokwane over water shortages 3 min 0 By Bernard Chiguvare for GroundUp
TROUBLE IN GRAAFF-REINET ‘Gatvol’ in the Karoo – locals fight back against bid to sell off prime land to cover municipal debt 5 min 4 By Estelle Ellis
METRO DISRUPTIONS ‘Shameful antics’ and ‘apartheid bullying’ – Ekurhuleni council business suffers as parties trade jibes over booted ex-mayor 2 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
Uncooperative Governance Community axe falls on crime horror house after Nelson Mandela Bay municipality fails to act 6 min 1 By Estelle Ellis
MAVERICK CITIZEN Most young South Africans will report corruption, despite the dangers – survey 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
TO THE POLLS Sweating ballots: Stakes are high in 9 December municipal by-elections 5 min 0 By Wayne Sussman
Maverick Citizen Dullah Omar Institute Report scrutinises how transparent municipal procurement is 3 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli