For liberals the world over, we believe in limited government, but the question remains: are we, as Africans, still too dependent on government?
To turn the tide against malfunction in the public service, a radical shift towards habits that initiate a culture of care and interrelatedness is needed
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018
Families have asked the Congress of Traditional Leaders and the Human Rights Commission to intervene after waiting years to bury their loved ones
When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.
If the government is unwilling to ensure our patients’ basic constitutional right to access healthcare, it is time to investigate a private-public partnership to repair our facility
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Women make up just 37% of our elected representatives, and gains in representation are slowly being eroded. This should concern us all
We will all bear the brunt of a political landscape that is less about governing and more about the satisfaction of personal interests and vindictive opposition
Amid rampant mismanagement and the effects of climate change, we will have to learn to do more with less
The current system has failed to serve the poor and entrenched conservatism while suppressing debate
Better service delivery and morality are among the things needed to save the ANC from sinking further
Knowing where all the municipality’s assets are and the condition they are in and to plan for maintenance is key to successful service delivery
Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
Steady growth and an increase in its number of seats make the Economic Freedom Fighters a potential kingmaker in councils across South Africa
Cape Town emerged as the leader on overall citizen satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Ekurhuleni
Malibongwe Dubazane is contesting all 14 of the IFP-run Nkandla local municipality’s wards
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Vuwani residents are ready to vote, but none of the top three parties is wooing them
Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research
The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets
Citizens want a meaningful say in how they are governed, not local government that foists on them what it has decided the people need.
The EFF has made bold promises to root out corruption in ailing municipalities and redistribute land to the poor ahead of this year’s local government elections.
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Broken taps and toilets are the last thing shack dwellers need in the midst of a pandemic
Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply
Inquiry leader and former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke emphasised the need for democratic processes not to falter because of the pandemic.
Because the government ignores legitimate complaints and softer forms of protest, and only protest action yields results, we have learned that power trumps the law, despite what the constitution claims. A human rights court could be an answer