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Municipal Finance Management Act

GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service
Thought Leader
/ 29 May 2025

GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service

South Africa needs to rethink its executive overload and trim the number of deputy ministers, saving R100 million a year

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?

Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
Government departments’ failure to initiate blacklisting lets tender fraudsters off the hook
Politics
/ 30 September 2024

Government departments’ failure to initiate blacklisting lets tender fraudsters off the hook

Only 5% of entities, departments and municipalities have initiated blacklisting for offenders

By Paddy Harper
PA councillor accused of ‘fraudulent’ Joburg land transfer
Politics
/ 4 April 2024

PA councillor accused of ‘fraudulent’ Joburg land transfer

The councillor has been accused of giving away provincial land for a taxi rank development without following legislation

By Khaya Koko
The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure
Business
/ 1 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

By Philip Machanick
Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent
Opinion
/ 27 April 2022

Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent

As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal

Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him

By Lizeka Tandwa
Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report
Business
/ 13 October 2021

Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report

Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research

By Anathi Madubela
The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay
National
/ 5 October 2021

The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay

The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

By Khaya Koko and M&G Data Desk
Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU
National
/ 6 July 2021

Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU

The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption

By Paddy Harper
Mayor and manager of Umsobomvu local municipality tag team in giving jobs to pals
Politics
/ 4 June 2021

Mayor and manager of Umsobomvu local municipality tag team in giving jobs to pals

An investigation into the Northern Cape municipality has uncovered multiple issues of alleged fraud, including nepotism and unauthorised salary hikes

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Senior ANC officials to be arrested for role in VBS looting
Politics
/ 10 March 2021

Senior ANC officials to be arrested for role in VBS looting

Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe will become the first politicians to be face charges for alleged complicity in the scandal

By Lizeka Tandwa, Emsie Ferreira and Khaya Koko
VBS looting haunts the ANC in Limpopo
Politics
/ 16 July 2020

VBS looting haunts the ANC in Limpopo

The ANC is facing a revolt over the looting of VBS bank, which took money from poor communities, with warnings of electoral consequences in 2021 local elections

By Thanduxolo Jika and Mail Guardian Correspondent
AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste
National
/ 2 July 2020

AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste

Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.

By M&G Data Desk
Fraud accused: Contract breach SIU’s fault
Article
/ 13 December 2019

Fraud accused: Contract breach SIU’s fault

Mcebisi Mlonzi is blaming the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for allegedly providing bad advice to the Amahlathi local municipality

By Sabelo Skiti
​More arrests: E. Cape businessman, top former municipal official nabbed for fraud
Article
/ 1 December 2019

​More arrests: E. Cape businessman, top former municipal official nabbed for fraud

Crackdown follows trend of top officials allegedly looting millions

By Sabelo Skiti
Municipal cost-containment measures gazetted as state seeks to tighten its belt
Article
/ 10 June 2019

Municipal cost-containment measures gazetted as state seeks to tighten its belt

The regulations form part of cost-cutting measures by the state as it seeks to improve its balance sheet

By Natasha Marrian
Allow local councils to do their fiscal duties
Article
/ 15 January 2019

Allow local councils to do their fiscal duties

Top-down meddling by central government flouts the laws and spirit of multilevel democracy

By Eddie Rakabe
Grassroots democracy begins with open ward committees
Article
/ 6 December 2018

Grassroots democracy begins with open ward committees

Citizens must be given the opportunity to influence the municipal decisions that affect them

By Paul Kariuki
Tshwane city manager heads to court to block GladAfrica report
Article
/ 24 October 2018

Tshwane city manager heads to court to block GladAfrica report

GladAfrica, an engineering company, and the city have been at the centre of allegations of tender irregularities for the past two months

By Tshidi Madia
Msimanga wants city manager suspended
Article
/ 21 August 2018

Msimanga wants city manager suspended

Dr Moeketsi Mosola was accused of flouting the City of Tshwane’s supply chain management policy

By Paul Herman
Nene cracks down on unqualified local government officials
Article
/ 9 August 2018

Nene cracks down on unqualified local government officials

This is the latest step the ANC government has taken to the state of improve local government

By Khulekani Magubane
VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits
Article
/ 26 July 2018

VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits

Disciplinary action is going to be lodged against those responsible – from the bank and the municipalities – for the funds ending up with VBS.

By Caryn Dolley
VBS bank could come out of curatorship stronger—
Treasury
Article
/ 12 March 2018

VBS bank could come out of curatorship stronger— Treasury

​National Treasury said placing VBS Mutual Bank under curatorship is a better option than liquidation

By Lameez Omarjee
​VBS liable to go bust
Article
/ 11 March 2018

​VBS liable to go bust

The mutual bank faces the possibility of going bust after the Treasury instructed municipalities to stop investing with it last year.

By Staff Reporter
Cape Town races to beat Day Zero
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Cape Town races to beat Day Zero

The city could run out of water in March and is rushing to get measures such as desalination in place

By Staff Reporter
Fraud case against Block postponed again
Article
/ 2 February 2012

Fraud case against Block postponed again

The fraud and corruption case involving Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block, which dates back to 2010, has been postponed until next year.

By Faranaaz Parker

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