Municipalities need a governance register to ensure their performance more than compliance
Tsakani Maluleke’s latest report shows the pace of improvement in the financial management of municipalities has been slow, hurting service delivery
Electricity generated from fossil fuels accounts for most of South Africa’s carbon emissions, he said.
The Bill, open for comment until 31 August, proposes an extension of the timeframe within which irregular appointments must be rectified
Coalitions in South Africa are not new, and they have exposed little political maturity from the politicians to efficiently manage and run municipalities
The ANC wants to unseat the Democratic Alliance, which has run Tshwane for more than a year with help from ActionSA, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party
The party is establishing a task team led by Minister Parks Tau, a former mayor of Johannesbur, to tackle service delivery issues
Despite the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and the minority parties being in government together in the city, the Red Berets voted against a R2.5 billion loan proposed by the coalition
With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability
The Red Berets are trying to convince the ANC to keep their local government arrangements intact
ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor
It is not clear whether the ANC will vote with its government of national unity partners
Local-level service delivery could be improved by the implementation of integrated development plans
The party’s leaders should follow Kant’s maxim: ‘Act as if you would agree that your actions be made universal law’
Citizens suffer when the state is not held to account and directly electing MPs and members of the provincial legislature could solve this.
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
In this new era of coalition politics, there needs to be a healthy balance between legal and institutional frameworks
The South African Human Rights Commission is hosting a conference to tackle the myriad problems bedevilling dysfunctional local government
Local government must prioritise indigent households in terms of providing water, electricity, sewerage and solid waste services but need to improve how they identify these families
High court action targeting the municipal manager or other leaders will send a message that mismanagement is not acceptable
Maintaining infrastructure is key to economic development and improved service delivery by local government
To turn the tide against malfunction in the public service, a radical shift towards habits that initiate a culture of care and interrelatedness is needed
By growing the revenue base and collecting revenue owed by people who can pay for these services, municipalities will be in a position to fund non-revenue generating social services
With an average of 1 600 new daily cases, the province is not recording the same rapid increases in hospital admissions and deaths as previous waves
Women make up just 37% of our elected representatives, and gains in representation are slowly being eroded. This should concern us all
After a whirlwind two weeks, the Democratic Alliance’s ‘win’ of metros is no celebration as members fear the coming tide of instability
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
More than 18 000 birds have died to date, the majority of them being the wild Cape cormorant seabirds on Dyer Island
Knowing where all the municipality’s assets are and the condition they are in and to plan for maintenance is key to successful service delivery
The island hosts the vulnerable African penguins, endangered bank cormorant and roseate tern
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
When the ANC was faced with possible losses in 95 municipalities, it approached two smaller parties in hope that its endorsements would result in trade-offs.