Municipalities are in dire straits, and the auditor general says many may no longer be viable at all
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Municipalities have failed to prioritise the rights of labour tenants and farmworkers
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No more scandals, ANC provincial leaders were told this week.
Report shows that local governments owe almost R31.6-trillion.
Ignatius Chombo is said to be linked to a firm granted property that has already been leased.
The progress of municipalities and public entities towards clean audits has been slow, says deputy auditor general Kimi Makwetu.
The city has used a financial loophole, skipped tenders, and paid 10 times more than Jo’burg did. Mmanaledi Mataboge reports.
The ANC tends to dismiss any complaints about its consolidation of power as criticism motivated by anti-majoritarian liberalism.
A total review of the role of municipalities, structure and capability is needed, not shallow recommendations, writes Andrew Siddle & Tom Koelble.
Credit rating companies have revealed that relative debt levels have soared to historic heights and the outlook for SA’s local government is gloomy.
The ANC has realised that local government needs to be less politicised and more focused on efficiency and service delivery.
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Municipal dysfunction has so many different faces that it’s a rare day when it doesn’t make the news.
Former PE mayor Nceba Faku has called on ANC supporters to burn down the city’s Herald newspaper, during the party’s election victory celebrations.
An ANC ward candidate in Midvaal was allegedly attacked after a door-to-door campaign in the area, the party said on Friday.
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Internal report criticises the council’s spending priorities and risk strategies.
Campaigning has begun early in eMangusi as the ANC attempts to consolidate its power.
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/ 10 December 2010
South Africa’s provincial system will remain as is for now, but the nine provinces are likely to have their powers diluted.
Many councillors believe it would be political suicide to publicly disclose their HIV status, an Idasa study says.
Despite the death of five foreigners, provincial officials insist reintegration has been successful.
More than 60% of municipalities cannot say where their money comes from and more than half cannot provide proof of how they spend it.