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Municipalities

WATCH LIVE: Auditor-General releases municipal audit results
Article
/ 23 May 2018

WATCH LIVE: Auditor-General releases municipal audit results

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu will report back on the audit results of the country’s municipalities for the 2016/2017 financial year

By Staff Reporter
South Africa’s municipal electricity tariffs are hurting the economy
Article
/ 22 May 2018

South Africa’s municipal electricity tariffs are hurting the economy

High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries

By Staff Reporter
55 municipalities have been identified as dysfunctional― Mkhize
Article
/ 20 March 2018

55 municipalities have been identified as dysfunctional― Mkhize

​No fewer than 55 municipalities have been identified as distressed or dysfunctional, says Cogta Minister Zweli Mkhize

By Lizeka Tandwa
Eskom to make way for new players
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Eskom to make way for new players

Experts from across the country gathered to chart a way forward to bring cheaper energy to South Africa

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Water and sanitation department is billions of rands in debt
Article
/ 28 February 2018

Water and sanitation department is billions of rands in debt

​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.

By Kaveel Singh
​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
AG berates municipality leaders
Article
/ 23 June 2017

AG berates municipality leaders

Irregular expenditure ballooned by billions of rands as municipal leaders looked elsewhere

By Sihle Manda
ANC talks tough on land, wealth tax and minimum wage
Article
/ 3 February 2017

ANC talks tough on land, wealth tax and minimum wage

The ANC has identified sections of the economy where it will instruct the government to intervene.

By Govan Whittles
​No money? No problem! SA’s municipalities splurge on entertainment they can’t afford
Article
/ 1 November 2016

​No money? No problem! SA’s municipalities splurge on entertainment they can’t afford

For most local municipalities, spending money on entertainment comes a lot more naturally than earning income or complying to budgetary restraints

By Athandiwe Saba
​Bargain with the ANC to get the right budget, says ex-Jo’burg mayor Parks Tau
Article
/ 10 October 2016

​Bargain with the ANC to get the right budget, says ex-Jo’burg mayor Parks Tau

The former mayor of Johannesburg has warned that projects may not get off the ground.

By Govan Whittles
Will the Democratic Alliance’s blueprint work in their newly-won metros?
Article
/ 26 August 2016

Will the Democratic Alliance’s blueprint work in their newly-won metros?

The party fared well in its municipalities but faces challenges with the new ones.

By Staff Reporter
​Ekurhuleni’s manager slips away quietly amid a R7.2bn wasteful expenditure probe
Article
/ 2 August 2016

​Ekurhuleni’s manager slips away quietly amid a R7.2bn wasteful expenditure probe

Unlawful spending rose under Khaya Ngema’s watch and the metro last got a clean audit in 2009.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Municipalities splurge R1bn to mend council books
Article
/ 2 June 2016

Municipalities splurge R1bn to mend council books

There is little to show for the money spent on making South Africa’s municipal finances look pretty.

By Athandiwe Saba
Municipalities get budget boost
Article
/ 25 February 2016

Municipalities get budget boost

But Minister David van Rooyen’s unimpressive management of funds in the past casts doubt on his ability to turn around dysfunctional municipalities.

By Thalia Holmes
National departments owe municipalities R4.8bn
Article
/ 27 September 2015

National departments owe municipalities R4.8bn

The money owed by government departments is still only a drop in the ocean compared to the R104-billion owed by private households and businesses.

By Lynley Donnelly
Politics results in filthy water
Article
/ 6 August 2015

Politics results in filthy water

Sewage flows because of misplaced trust in local government and co-operative governance.

By Sipho Kings
Water affairs silenced as sewage flows
Article
/ 30 July 2015

Water affairs silenced as sewage flows

Most sewerage plants in South Africa malfunction, but officials have been told to back off ahead of local elections in 2016.

By Sipho Kings
No clean audits for Free State municipalities
Article
/ 10 June 2015

No clean audits for Free State municipalities

Wasteful, irregular spending and incompetent finance departments led to R3.54-billion in unaccountable expenditure in the past financial year.

By Staff Reporter
Clean audits for just 9% of SA’s municipalities
Article
/ 30 July 2014

Clean audits for just 9% of SA’s municipalities

Insufficient financial records, poor procurement processes and a lack of accountability resulted in R11.6bn in irregular expenditure in 2012-2013.

By Sarah Evans
Providing much-needed experience
Article
/ 28 February 2014

Providing much-needed experience

In the water sector there has been a skills shortage and a lack of the technical capacity, hindering municipalities to deliver on infrastructure.

By Advertising Supplement
South Africans owe almost R87b to municipalities
Article
/ 7 November 2013

South Africans owe almost R87b to municipalities

The massive amount of debt owed to municipalities by the public has become a serious problem, says a minister.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Gauteng municipal landscape set to change
Article
/ 15 October 2013

Gauteng municipal landscape set to change

Gauteng is set to get a new metro with the merger of Emfuleni and Midvaal local municipalities and Sedibeng district municipality.

By Sapa
Municipalities get ready for action
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Municipalities get ready for action

Some of the season’s main strikes may be over but another wave may yet rise to hit South Africa.

By Thalia Holmes
Decaying municipal assets place service delivery in peril
Analysis
/ 19 July 2013

Decaying municipal assets place service delivery in peril

Years of neglect in caring for infrastructure networks that enable the delivery has placed many local municipalities on the precipice of a breakdown

By Staff Reporter
Fixing leaks beyond the factory fence-line
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Fixing leaks beyond the factory fence-line

Water Sense by Sasol wins the Water Management Award.

By Michelle Nel
Municipalities get green light to cut through surplus power’s red tape
Article
/ 28 June 2013

Municipalities get green light to cut through surplus power’s red tape

Nersa says that municipalities may buy surplus power generated by small energy suppliers without getting a licence for each one.

By Teigue Payne
Public sector ‘manages’ to fail
Analysis
/ 22 March 2013

Public sector ‘manages’ to fail

A serious misunderstanding about the uneveness of the apartheid state has resulted in major policy errors.

By Sarah Meny-Gibert and Ivor Chipkin
R81bn is owed to municipalities, says Salga
Article
/ 5 March 2013

R81bn is owed to municipalities, says Salga

At least R81-billion is owed to municipalities for services, says the South African Local Government Association.

By Sapa
Eskom price hike: ‘Daylight robbery’ will unite us
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Eskom price hike: ‘Daylight robbery’ will unite us

The outrage over Eskom’s request to raise tariffs may be better directed at wasteful municipalities, writes Phillip de Wet.

By Phillip De Wet
Municipalities: Slow payers and fast players
Article
/ 10 August 2012

Municipalities: Slow payers and fast players

Municipalities have a bad name in business, but choose the right one and you’re set.

By Staff Reporter
Slaapstad: We are wide awake
Article
/ 3 August 2012

Slaapstad: We are wide awake

Cape Town’s financial boss tells Heather Formby why it did not get a clean audit from the auditor general.

By Staff Reporter
Tragedy inflames burning resentment in Kagiso
Article
/ 2 August 2012

Tragedy inflames burning resentment in Kagiso

In Kagiso, as in so many other settlements in South Africa, time moves on but the appalling conditions persist. Heidi Swart reports.

By Heidi Swart
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