Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsIn the news
Perfect example: Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa at Eskom Rotek Industries as part of the national energy crisis committee's. Necom is the model to copy, having successfully ended load-shedding. Photo: Department of electricity and energy
SOUTH AFRICA

Building a state beside a state

As presidential committees multiply and citizens take public services into their own hands, parallel structures risk bypassing South Africa's core governance systems instead of…

  • Sbusiso Gwala
5 min read
Water crisis looms
KZN WATER CRISIS

R4bn down the drain as KZN sheds 60% in non-revenue water

KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are losing close to R4 billion annually in water revenue, with eThekwini accounting for half of this. Revelations from a provincial water summit…

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read