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Fiscal risk: Ahead of delivering his first MTBPS to parliament, new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told reporters he considered failing municipalities one of the big fiscal risks to the state.
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Ekurhuleni locals from all walks of life concur: Don’t neglect us after the election

Crime tops the agenda in richer suburbs, but township residents just want to ‘live like humans’.

  • Raeesa Pather
  • Pontsho Pilane
7 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

North, south, east and west, throw your hands up: Jo’burg residents despair of crime

Locals complain about being attacked and robbed and are dissatisfied about the lack of attention paid to their problems.

  • Lloyd Gedye
9 min read
The group added that they “humble” themselves to the ANC and South Africans and “hereby ask for your pardon. We say
ANC

Tshwane residents have lost faith in the ANC and complain bitterly about crime

If what the people in the street are saying is anything to go by, the ANC is in trouble in the country’s largest municipality.

  • Lloyd Gedye
9 min read
Growing pains: Children play in Khayelitsha
CAPE TOWN

SA’s metros: Stars and stragglers

Tshwane residents are richer, Cape Town’s shack dwellers are up and Jo’burg is tops at services.

  • Pontsho Pilane
6 min read