- 17 Aug 2012 13:50 - Andrew Siddle
- The audit outcomes for municipalities for the 2010/11 financial year were accompanied by handwringing, blaming and credulity-stretching spin.
- 22 May 2012 06:45 - Sapa
- Wage talks between the South African Municipal Workers' Union and the South African Local Government Association have begun in Boksburg.
- 13 Apr 2012 12:27 - Staff Reporter
- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says the pace of infrastructure development is lagging behind what the country needs to evolve.
- 17 Feb 2012 01:20 - Heidi Swart
- Proposed new traditional laws have been slammed by civic groups as unconstitutional, saying they would impede rural women's rights in particular.
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- 14 Sep 2011 11:07 - Staff Reporter
- Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has slammed ratepayer groups who refuse to pay their rates and place their money in trust accounts.
- 05 Sep 2011 18:48 - Staff Reporter
- Business Unity SA has asked to meet with the SA Local Government Association regarding a proposed tax on business to help raise additional funds.
- 20 Aug 2011 06:43 - Katharine Child
- The DA-run Western Cape has seen the worst of Samwu's strike violence while Gauteng has remained largely unscathed. We look at the tale of two cities.
- 18 Aug 2011 12:00 - Staff Reporter
- Striking municipal workers will settle for nothing less than a double digit wage increase, the South Africa Municipal Workers' Union has said.
- 17 Aug 2011 12:48 - Staff Reporter
- Municipal workers will bring the Johannesburg city centre to a standstill this week, the South African Municipal Workers' Union has said.
- 16 Aug 2011 07:55 - Staff Reporter
- Samwu and the NUM are continuing their strikes against their employers, leaving services, electricity supply and mining output in the lurch.
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- 14 Aug 2011 13:30 - Staff Reporter
- Ekurhuleni metro police say municipal workers must be be disciplined during their upcoming strike.
- 11 Aug 2011 18:10 - Staff Reporter
- The 18% pay rise demand of municipal workers is not affordable for municipalites, the South African Local Government Association have said.
- 22 Apr 2010 07:03 - Staff Reporter
- Municipal services will be restored as soon as possible after a strike was resolved on Wednesday, the SA Local Government Association (Salga) says.
- 14 Apr 2010 13:44 - Staff Reporter
- Samwu leaders will meet their employer, the SA Local Government Association (Salga), on Wednesday to try to resolve an ongoing national strike.
- 13 Apr 2010 14:31 - Staff Reporter
- The SA Local Government Association has withdrawn its Labour Court application to halt a nationwide strike by municipal workers.
- 11 Apr 2010 15:05 - Staff Reporter
- Up to 60 000 workers aligned with Samwu will stage a nationwide strike following a failed application by their employer to halt the action.
- 30 Jul 2009 15:51 - Staff Reporter
- Negotiations between municipal workers and their employers remain deadlocked, unions said on Thursday afternoon.
- 10 Jun 2009 14:46 - Staff Reporter
- The economic crisis has the potential to affect the revenue and tax base of municipalities, which may hamper delivery, Kgalema Motlanthe said.
- 09 Jun 2009 12:10 - Natasha Marrian
- Municipalities are at risk whether Eskom's interim price increase of 34% was granted or not, the South African Local Government Association said.
- 09 Jun 2008 14:54 - Staff Reporter
- Electricity authorities on Monday called for action to deal with a R25-billion maintenance backlog that could further stifle economic growth.
