The DA claims it has been ruling the roost in Midvaal for the past 11 years because of exemplary service delivery.
President Jacob Zuma promised on Wednesday to improve municipal services after local government elections next month.
South Africa has failed to deliver quality services to the poor, despite adequate funding, Planning Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday.
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/ 25 February 2011
Fiscal prudence has been emphasised, now for the public sector to play ball.
President Jacob Zuma has expressed his satisfaction at progress made in changing the way the public service works to improve service delivery.
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/ 29 September 2010
Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane announced on Wednesday that agreements for the government’s much vaunted "12 outcomes" had been signed by the relevant parties.
It’s time for the youth of South Africa to grow up and start acting like young adults, not old children, writes
<b>Joel Netshitenzhe</b>
Is the government’s determination to meet transformation goals causing hardship for the country’s poorest citizens? <b>Gareth Stokes</b> reports.
African National Congress (ANC) branches must be more involved in helping to detect service-delivery problems, the party said on Thursday.
President Jacob Zuma on Friday told civil servants that they must start doing things differently in order to deal with the challenges that face SA.
Two people were arrested on Tuesday for public violence in Mamelodi East, where police were trying to calm angry protesters.
Government will take a firm line against white ratepayers who refuse to pay for government services they consider below par.
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/ 15 January 2010
Poor policy coordination and the absence of a long-term government strategy are hampering SA’s efforts to improve public services, Trevor Manuel says.
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/ 29 September 2009
Why has transformation been so slow? And where would Cosatu put the blame? Nathi Chonco asks.
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/ 6 September 2009
– for loyal but incompetent leaders in strategic government positions who ignore the needs of communities they are supposed to serve.
Schools of public management and administration should become more involved with solutions in future.
Pearlie Joubert visits a place where drugs, gangs and crime rule.
Government on Friday urged taxpayers not to withhold their taxes in protest against poor service delivery.
”Some people believe that the ANC built us houses. I say it’s not the ANC, it’s our government”
The ANC is considering establishing a commission in the presidency to monitor service delivery, Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
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/ 30 October 2008
The Sonke PhotoVoice Project allows children to talk about their wants and needs. Kristin Palitza reports.
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/ 29 October 2008
Metro police officers instead of MPs should be getting the increase.
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/ 28 October 2008
As cities mushroom at an alarming rate municipal water systems struggle to keep up. Thembelihle Tshabalala investigates.
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/ 30 September 2008
Residents of Marlboro in northern Johannesburg barricaded roads with burning tyres on Tuesday in a protest over housing, Gauteng police said.
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/ 8 September 2008
An unknown number of Orange Farm residents were injured in a protest over poor service delivery on Monday, Gauteng police said.
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/ 4 September 2008
Union leaders and the Department of Home Affairs on Thursday signed what they termed an ”historic” agreement to improve service delivery.
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/ 3 September 2008
What else should the disgruntled do? When they bare their bums, they are criticised for bringing our freedom into disrepute.
A desolate Free State town is undergoing a total overhaul as the first to benefit from the government’s new anti-poverty programme.
Despite her fractured foot and injured back and ribs, Anna Myers was asked to stand so that her chair could be used by other patients.
Some Kliptown residents plan to protest against poor service delivery when Nelson Mandela pays them a birthday visit on Saturday.
They must roll up their sleeves, muck in
and colour-up to make an impact. Without policies rooted in principles and values, power is worthless.
South Africa is fully capable of ”turning the corner” and consolidating the gains made since 1994 despite the many challenges it faces, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said on Wednesday