The money will allow municipalities to rebuild structures damaged by floods, said Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has been urged to act against Alfred Nzo municipality’s mayor, Vukile Mhlelembana
Pietermaritzburg residents allege corruption and mismanagement as well as problems with the new billing system
They have also urged the government to conduct lifestyle audits on councillors and dissolve the troubled municipality
The business organisation, Sakeliga, which made the application, says Covid-19 lockdowns did ‘unprecedented harm to economic and social activity’
Voters can register on the weekend of 18 and 19 September – or they can do it online
Adding to the municipality’s legal costs is a pending case between it and Eskom. The municipality owes the national power utility more than R7-million and, after agreeing to pay R5-million, failed to honour it.
From harbouring sexual offenders, settling a near R4-million claim, to an investigation into maladministration, fraud and corruption; this is the Dr Beyers Naudé local municipality in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape.
The high court ruling will delight gatvol South Africans but is unlikely to stand the test of time