The government isn’t doing enough to meet its goals and constitutional responsibility to provide services "efficiently, effectively and economically".
I’m sure Winnie is not celebrating our country’s acquisition of Gripen fighter planes we can’t fly or submarines we can’t maintain.
The ruling party has admitted it failed to follow its own advice – but now there’s a real sense of urgency as people’s patience wears thin.
The power to ensure better service is in the hands of voters, but only if they remain engaged.
Trade unions should learn that destroying property doesn’t achieve the most desired living wage.
The narrow focus on Nkandla misses the point of the rot that lies at the heart of the ANC’s patronage engine, writes Philip Machanick.
Despite hundreds of millions of rands being spent over a decade, the people of this Limpopo town do not have a regular supply of water.
Mohlakeng residents say the ANC’s failure to deliver on its promises has made it easy for the Economic Freedom Fighters to mobilise the community.
The justice department’s Amarightza programme aims to educate the public and officials about the socioeconomic rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
Publishers bemoan the impossibly tight deadlines imposed by the education department, which compromises academic quality.
Cosatu and the country are at a crossroads when legitimate dissent becomes a crime, thereby threatening the very essence of democracy.
The extraordinary turnover of directors general has systematically weakened government performance and costs a fortune in salaries.
The presidency’s budget will look at ensuring competent public services, better communication with the public and increased planning and monitoring.
A frail-looking President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation Address, promising to improve the struggling economy and creating more jobs.
No more scandals, ANC provincial leaders were told this week.
What solutions have decision-makers put forward to the twin challenges of water scarcity and persistent electricity crises, asks Shanaaz Nel.
Spending on catchment areas provides solutions to the problems of water supply and demand, write Kristal Maze and Leonie Joubert.
In many cases, the lack of basic services comes down to government’s poor management of money.
The implementation of a ministerial report from a year ago could have saved lives in Mothotlung by averting the fatal protests over water delivery.
The tragedy of Brits’s lack of access to clean water is that people had to die before anyone took any notice.
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/ 8 November 2013
An opinion piece by Sbusiso Kumalo, head of corporate affairs at Capitec bank.
CPSI honours institutions which are innovative in service delivery.
CPSI honours innovation in service delivery.
Lack of service delivery in Durban Deep, Johannesburg, has not only affected people, but the animals at the Claw shelter too.
Furious Soweto residents have vowed to make the township ungovernable until the Premier of Gauteng addresses them on poor service delivery.
A two-year fight to get a working janitorial system in Khayelitsha is set to go to court next week if the final letter of demand is ignored.
A Freedom Park resident complains about power cuts in an open letter to Jo’burg mayor Parks Tau.
Despite big talk about government spending, companies are still waiting for it to happen.
South Africans share their views of the state of the nation, and a Limpopo community looks back at the promises the president made to them in 2009.
Despite going from being a scab to striking worker and being recently unemployed, Jaurie Scheepers remains hopeful. "My God will make a plan for me".
The audit outcomes for municipalities for the 2010/11 financial year were accompanied by handwringing, blaming and credulity-stretching spin.
Cape Town councillor Andile Lili says that South Africa’s poor have been failed by officials across the board.