Articles for Steve Kretzmann
Court declares Cape Town’s new fixed charges unconstitutional
Fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning be set aside from 30 June
Law | 30 April 2026
Cape Town’s bid to manage Metrorail gets the go-ahead in R1.9-trillion national plan
Mayor welcomes plan to rejuvenate country’s freight and passenger rail
News | 30 April 2026
The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea
Four offences seem to have been committed but only one fine was imposed by the fisheries department
News | 28 April 2026
Mpumalanga’s Emakhazeni fails to bill residents as its towns crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year
Feature | 7 April 2026
Water corruption: hundreds of cases referred for prosecution, but no arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
News | 1 April 2026
Arts festival inspires Mpumalanga towns
My Body My Space arts festival provides a much-needed injection of money and opportunities for residents of Emakhazeni Local Municipality
Feature | 17 March 2026
Central Karoo lags behind Western Cape’s progress
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg
News | 6 March 2026
How a company is making affordable housing possible
And what municipalities can do to help
Interview | 3 March 2026
What Cape Town can still do to address its housing crisis
With a backlog of 600,000 housing units and the state only providing 2,500 a year, there is a role for the private sector to play
Explainer | 25 February 2026