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Municipal Services

Without an effective data governance strategy, decisions are nothing but guesses
Thought Leader
/ 17 February 2025

Without an effective data governance strategy, decisions are nothing but guesses

Data governance provides evidence-based decision-making that improves the quality of service delivery

By Ferdinand Steenkamp
e-Services in South Africa exacerbate inequality through digital barriers
Thought Leader
/ 20 October 2024

e-Services in South Africa exacerbate inequality through digital barriers

Challenges detract from technology’s potential to allow users to engage with structures of political and public life, leaving many without a say

By Mmabatho Mongae
Vote 2024 | If you thought load-shedding sucked…
Elections Newsletter
/ 4 April 2024

Vote 2024 | If you thought load-shedding sucked…

As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water.
Plus, Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock.

By Scott Peter Smith
​The shit still flows through Deneysville and Refengkgotso
Article
/ 4 July 2017

​The shit still flows through Deneysville and Refengkgotso

Two years after government promised to solve the problem, sewage sits in yards as pumps stand idle.

By Sipho Kings
Play Big Brother with your council
Article
/ 12 January 2017

Play Big Brother with your council

There is now a nifty website that shows what your local council has spent – and what it should have but has not.

By Lynley Donnelly
Let a thousand state bureaucrats bloom
Analysis
/ 5 December 2013

Let a thousand state bureaucrats bloom

SA needs well-designed administrations staffed by well-trained, professional mandarins, writes Ivor Chipkin.

By Ivor Chipkin
ANC gets slapped with R3.5m municipality bill
Article
/ 9 July 2013

ANC gets slapped with R3.5m municipality bill

The ANC has received an erroneous bill from the City of Jo’burg stating that it owes more than R3.5m in outstanding rates, taxes, and electricity.

By Sapa
Why Tshwane is ‘technically bankrupt’
Article
/ 15 March 2013

Why Tshwane is ‘technically bankrupt’

The city has used a financial loophole, skipped tenders, and paid 10 times more than Jo’burg did. Mmanaledi Mataboge reports.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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Article
/ 30 August 2011

Involved in corruption? Beware, says Mthethwa

Nathi Mthethwa has warned municipal officials against corruption, saying law enforcement agencies are ready to deal with graft and catch culprits.

By Bongani Mthembu
Cape Town strikers wreak havoc while JHB stays calm
Article
/ 20 August 2011

Cape Town strikers wreak havoc while JHB stays calm

The DA-run Western Cape has seen the worst of Samwu’s strike violence while Gauteng has remained largely unscathed. We look at the tale of two cities.

By Katharine Child
Municipalities ‘are feeding graft’
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Municipalities ‘are feeding graft’

Almost every municipality is corrupt and the growing lack of transparency and accountability is creating networks for graft to survive and thrive.

By Mandy de Waal
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Article
/ 11 May 2011

Non-payment hits revenue collection in Gauteng

Municipalities in Gauteng continue to struggle to collect revenue due to non-payment for services such as water and electricity, the premier says.

By Artwell Dlamini
Youth league leader a potty pooper
Article
/ 4 June 2010

Youth league leader a potty pooper

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says an ANCYL official played integral part in installing toilets. The <i>M&G</i> quizzed him about the issue.

By Glynnis Underhill
Municipal strike continues as talks falter
Article
/ 21 April 2010

Municipal strike continues as talks falter

Hopes of an end to the municipal workers’ strike were dashed on Tuesday night, with no resolution yet on a pay parity deal Samwu said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 31 March 2009

Purgatory for the poor

A camp to which 700 families are to be relocated is fraught with hazards, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
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Africa
/ 6 February 2009

A pothole in the pocket

Meet Harare’s ‘slow jams’ boys — or take the road less travelled. Ray Mwareya reports.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 December 2008

I’m afraid of my dustman

The relationship between consumer and clean-up man is an intimate one. He knows things about me I wouldn’t tell my closest friends.

By Nic Dawes Author
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Article
/ 16 October 2008

Three horsemen visit Durban

And the fourth is on its way as Niren Tolsi reports on the municipal strike that has left eThekwini in tatters.

By Niren Tolsi

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