New leadership model could improve service delivery

New research suggests the leadership model for the public service in South Africa may have to be overhauled to improve service delivery.

Community is the new state

South Africans need to invest in a common cause rather than their fondness for self-indulgence and deception.

Shiceka: Lekwa decision 'painful'

The decision to remove the Lekwa municipality mayor was a "very painful" one, but should serve as an example, Sicelo Shiceka said on Thursday.

Democratic dream delayed

Why has transformation been so slow? And where would Cosatu put the blame? Nathi Chonco asks.

Suffer the citizen …

… for loyal but incompetent leaders in strategic government positions who ignore the needs of communities they are supposed to serve.

NCOP to assess service delivery in provinces

Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will visit all nine provinces next week to gather information about service delivery.

SA's poor fed up with waiting for houses, services

The government plans new laws to improve the lives of the poor, but for squatter Ntombi Khumalo this may already be too late.

Zuma presses govt on service delivery

Gaps in service delivery need to be tackled by all three spheres of government, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.

Zuma plea as protests sweep the townships

After weeks of vandalism and battles between township residents and police, Jacob Zuma asked South Africans on Saturday to desist from violence.

Two provinces, two towns, same outcry

With discontent growing, government acknowledges that it needs to address the problem.

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