A pothole in the west of Evaton that has been neglected for a long time has eventually taken over what was left of the road. Frustrated residents say the street has for many years been in a state of decay.
Over the years, Benoni in the East Rand, has witnessed a gradual decline marked by deteriorating roads, crumbling infrastructure and rising crime rates.
In 2012, 34 miners were gunned down by police in Marikana during a protest for better pay. Residents of this small mining town say that following the massacre, their lives have not changed.
This past week, Eyewitness News was in the North West, ahead of the elections, where Madibeng residents gave their accounts of what it is like to live in one of the country’s most poorly managed municipalities.
Eyewitness News was in the North West, ahead of the elections, where residents of Mahikeng say the once bustling city is now a shell of its former self.