It is not only municipalities at fault. Government and provincial departments also owe a portion of the R13.1-billion debt
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A forensic report claims Supra Mahumapelo urged municipalities to invest with the bank
Provincial departments have an estimated R25-billion in unpaid bills
Cogta minister Zweli Mkhize says municipalities are going to start feeling the pinch as budgets are restructured and recovery plans put in place
​It’s no secret that South Africa’s water sector faces big problems. Old infrastructure is falling apart
Densification of the towns would improve service delivery and local business should be stimulated
Citizens want to know how government, at all levels, is spending their money
When Eskom pulls the plug: Businesses and locals are hard hit by blackouts because local government owes the power utility billions of rand
Businesses are hard hit by blackouts because local government owes the power utility billions of rand
Eskom has threatened power cuts for unpaid bills amounting to almost R3-billion, bills unpaid since 2011
This is the latest step the ANC government has taken to the state of improve local government
In March, Cogta minister Zweli Mkhize announced that about 55 municipalities were identified as distressed or dysfunctional
In a meeting with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, councils blamed the growing debt on ineffective revenue collection systems
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Officials will have to follow up on the auditor general’s reports or pay back the money
Eight Limpopo municipalities have a combined exposure to VBS of almost R1.2-billion, but the recovery of all the funds is ‘highly uncertain’
Only 33 out of the country’s 257 municipalities managed to produce quality financial statements, performance reports and receive a clean audit
Last year irregular expenditure by municipalit​ies increased over 50% to R16-billio​n. This year however, it increased 75% to R28.4-billion
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu will report back on the audit results of the country’s municipalities for the 2016/2017 financial year
High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries
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​No fewer than 55 municipalities have been identified as distressed or dysfunctional, says Cogta Minister Zweli Mkhize
Experts from across the country gathered to chart a way forward to bring cheaper energy to South Africa
​An inquiry into the finances of the Department of Water and Sanitation has been instituted after it conceded to being billions of rand in debt.
Two years after government promised to solve the problem, sewage sits in yards as pumps stand idle.
Irregular expenditure ballooned by billions of rands as municipal leaders looked elsewhere
The ANC has identified sections of the economy where it will instruct the government to intervene.
For most local municipalities, spending money on entertainment comes a lot more naturally than earning income or complying to budgetary restraints
The former mayor of Johannesburg has warned that projects may not get off the ground.
The party fared well in its municipalities but faces challenges with the new ones.
Unlawful spending rose under Khaya Ngema’s watch and the metro last got a clean audit in 2009.
There is little to show for the money spent on making South Africa’s municipal finances look pretty.
But Minister David van Rooyen’s unimpressive management of funds in the past casts doubt on his ability to turn around dysfunctional municipalities.