‘Water tanker mafia’ in Free State making a killing from desperate residents
/ 29 October 2022

‘Water tanker mafia’ in Free State making a killing from desperate residents

The Maluti-a-Phofung municipality’s failure to provide people with water results in locals having to pay thousands of rand for water to private suppliers

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Municipal elections: Smaller parties battle for kingmaker status
/ 2 October 2021

Municipal elections: Smaller parties battle for kingmaker status

They will most likely punch above their weight in municipalities to gain leverage from the ANC and DA in next month’s local government elections.

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