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