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latest news & developmentsThe roll call: Between Historical betrayals and present misrepresentations
The funding model has always tilted in favour of national and provincial governments, leaving municipalities to stretch meagre resources across vast inequalities
Editorial: Cyril’s right about councillors: Shape up or ship out
ANC chair Gwede Mantashe said it was indiscipline that was at the centre of the party’s poor performance in local government
The state must listen and talk to the people
There’s a disconnect between how the state interacts with citizens and how citizens engage with the state, which hampers governance
Get people involved in development
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Local elections: More than 800 ANC candidate disputes remain unresolved
Candidate court challenges loom for ANC
ANC secretaries called to Luthuli House to double-check the candidate list
Deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte ordered that they come to the party headquarters to ‘sit with the registration teams and go over their lists’
Selecting ANC councillor before addressing interim body a recipe for disaster — KZN branches
Branch leaders in the Lower South Coast region have told the party that the regional task team has outstayed its term
Councillors barred as ANC moves against corruption
‘Stand aside’ rule implemented for people facing charges as provincial integrity commission process stalls
Covid-19 pandemic offers municipalities rare opportunity to restore trust
Local government and councillors have largely failed to deliver services and on their mandate because of a lack of will to do their jobs, corruption and a shortage of people with…
Alcohol and tobacco: Time for a reality check
If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle
ANC top brass ask E Cape councillors to resign
Officials in the Eastern Cape’s Mbizana municipality have been told to resign by the ANC’s top leaders, the party in the province has said.
Councillors’ training ‘lacks transparency’
Idasa has criticised a government training programme for newly elected councillors, saying it would not "ensure their competency".
‘SA politicians lack courage to declare HIV status’
Many councillors believe it would be political suicide to publicly disclose their HIV status, an Idasa study says.
ANC takes by-election gripe to court
The ANC on Thursday asked the Constitutional Court to invalidate the 12 by-elections their candidates were excluded from in the Western Cape.