GroundUp is covering the run-up to the municipal elections in 2016. We'll keep links to articles relevant to the elections here, including a series of ward profiles.
FEATURE
30 July 2016
While the ruling party is unlikely to lose this ward on Wednesday, it showcases its problems in the city
By Steve Kretzmann
NEWS
29 July 2016
Named in affidavits, Nthethelelo Madikizela denies involvement in attack
By Ashleigh Furlong
27 July 2016
Residents haven’t seen their ward councillor since 2014
By Nompendulo Ngubane
25 July 2016
Ward 38's community lives on the edge of a wasteland
18 July 2016
A shortage of housing remains the hot-button issue in Hout Bay
BRIEF
15 July 2016
Political factionalism in Ward 22 Pietermaritzburg blamed for violence
While supporters of the families of the deceased wept, Bonginkosi Shabalala's supporters celebrated
Allegations about Cape Town's and province's human settlements budgets are false or unsubstantiated
By Kayla Molander
14 July 2016
Residents accuse current councillor of neglecting them
By Siphokazi Vuso
11 July 2016
For years, residents of Ekwarini have lived in damp squalor, and the Buffalo City administration has done nothing about it
Housing project halted while municipality and contractor differ over invoice
Supporters of the incumbent councillor say they will not allow voting in August
By Bernard Chiguvare
6 July 2016
Illegal connections of shack-dwellers cause power outages for neighbours
By Abongile Ndevu
30 June 2016
We "love the ANC" but it must "learn how to respect" people, says protester
By Mary-Anne Gontsana
28 June 2016
Party says its Khayelitsha ward 93 councillor will be made to resign as soon as elected
24 June 2016
Community in ward 11, Pietermaritzburg, don't want councillor to stand for re-election
