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Rand Water to restrict water supply to Johannesburg and Tshwane
Rand Water has confirmed it will restrict bulk water supplies to Johannesburg and Tshwane after both metros continuously exceeded their daily consumption allocations.
Revised policies aim to rescue collapsing municipalities
The South African government has launched the Revised White Paper on Local Government, introducing differentiated funding models and governance reforms to rescue distressed…
Municipalities must pay for water failures
After supplying unchlorinated tap water for weeks in Bronkhorstspruit, leading to hundreds of gastrointestinal illness cases, the City of Tshwane must face accountability for its…
Aerial survey exposes pollution choking rivers feeding Hartbeespoort Dam
An aerial survey by Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Jack Bloom has laid bare the extensive sewage spills, illegal dumping, and infrastructure failures choking the river…
Tshwane admits negligence after 408 fall ill in Bronkhorstspruit
The City of Tshwane has admitted negligence after supplying unchlorinated water from the sewage-polluted Bronkhorstspruit River for three weeks without warning residents, leaving…
ELECTIONS: ANC AND DA WRESTLE FOR CONTROL OF TOP CITIES
As President Cyril Ramaphosa takes the ANC campaign to Cape Town, DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille unveils a five-point rescue plan for Johannesburg ahead of local government…
Why elections prove to be a Faustian pact more than anything
Despite regular municipal elections since 2000, South Africa's local government remains plagued by poor service delivery and financial paralysis, prompting questions about the…
Komani’s water crisis: When a public failure becomes private business
As taps repeatedly run dry in Komani, residents are asking uncomfortable questions about whether failing infrastructure is being sustained to enrich private water tanker…
Former eThekwini deputy mayor returns with loftier ambitions to take over control
Former eThekwini deputy mayor Philani Mavundla has launched a bid for the mayoral chain, pledging to tackle crumbling infrastructure and the metro's multi-billion rand water…
Fix the damn potholes: The poverty of our politics
As local government elections approach, South Africans remain caught between service delivery failures and endless political excuses. It is time to demand real accountability.
Councillors caught in a broken local power trap
Ward councillors are the most accessible politicians in South Africa, yet they hold no operational power or budget. Ahead of local elections, an analysis explores how broken…
Potholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming polls
As Johannesburg residents navigate damaged tyres and cratered streets, potholes have evolved from costly daily nuisances into powerful political symbols ahead of the local…
Before you promise me a bridge, show me the spreadsheet
As municipal elections approach in South Africa, voters must look past billboard slogans and demand real financial plans. It is time to challenge systemic mismanagement,…
The keys are not the finish line
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara reflects on the department's annual performance, explaining why true housing delivery goes far beyond counting roofs to dismantling…
Battle for Joburg heats up
Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control…