Joburg’s Dada Morero assured residents that the city would not implement water-shedding in the same way South Africans endured load-shedding

No single institution carries end to end accountability for ensuring a child’s journey to school is safe, leading to lethal consequences

Twenty-two year-old Ayanda Dludla also faces three counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of driving without a valid professional permit and operating an unlicensed vehicle

The student says that, after she was abused and belittled, instead of addressing the claims, the college launched disciplinary proceedings against her

The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their rates

Its failure to protect artisanal miners in Stilfontein shows that it is toothless and needs an overhaul to address structural weaknesses

The cause goes beyond corruption and incapacity to dysfunctional centralised, bureaucratic rule. The solution lies in decentralised, participatory and direct democratic forms of organisation

Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000

The president needs to expound on how democratically accountable governance remains key to addressing governance failures, beyond any single election