Local government
The importance of ward councillors is constantly overlooked. They are blamed for the poor delivery of services and praised for innovative initiatives. Their role in promoting social cohesion, however, is rarely mentioned. But the personality and leadership of the ward councillor is often...
City governments around the world are increasingly challenging nation states when it comes to development, human rights and governance. In the US,...
NEWS ANALYSISWhere to now for the ANC? This was the question on everyone’s lips after the party’s devastating defeat in three key metros...
More parties are contesting the local government elections than ever before at a record-breaking 200
The number of parties planning to contest the local government elections this year has shot up by two-thirds, compared to five years...
Want to know what the ANC is offering voters in municipalities where they get to govern after the August 3 elections? We digested the party's...
Updated: Eight municipalities face mid-winter power cuts if they don't make arrangements with Eskom to pay their overdue electricity bills....
Residents of the Mogalakwena local municipality are suffering because of ANC infighting in the town, DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said on...
It may be bending the rules, but municipal employees have significant interests in businesses that win government tenders....
At a meeting attended by members of provincial leadership structures, premiers and their MECs, the ANC's senior officials told the leaders to clean...
Fears about China's rising debts have intensified after a long-awaited report showed local governments owe almost R31.6-trillion.
Local government minister Ignatius Chombo has been sucked into another land scandal after a company linked to him was allocated land on which a...
The number of clean audits remained at 5% the past three years, he said on Tuesday in Pretoria.
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