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Why South Africa’s unsafe water situation demands immediate intervention
Boiling water is also an effective and low-cost way to make uncertain water safe for drinking and cooking.
Government proclaims 27 October for local elections, but supports IEC postponement bid
The IEC has accepted former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke’s recommendation to postpone the vote to February, but still needs Constitutional Court approval to do so
Urgent measures needed to address the poor state of municipalities
Local government officials must work together with citizens to ensure communities participate in decision-making that affects them
Grassroots democracy begins with open ward committees
Citizens must be given the opportunity to influence the municipal decisions that affect them
48 municipalities still owe Eskom billions – Des van Rooyen
Twenty of those municipalities had registered progress in terms of compliance, he said following a presidential coordinating council meeting.
EFF’s pseudo-radicalism gives voters a false sense of how things will really work
The Economic Freedom Fighters promise to do what no other party has achieved, with utopian rhetoric and little to no pragmatism.
Municipalities have over 13% vacancy rate – Stats SA
Stats SA on Tuesday released the annual non-financial census of municipalities, a survey that reflects selected aspects of service delivery.
Balfour stands, but fails to deliver
Despite its excellent location, investors are giving the Mpumalanga town a wide berth.
Municipal auditors intimidated, told to cover up corruption
Auditors claim to have been intimidated and instructed to cover up evidence of corruption while examining municipalities.
Proposed changes to energy laws could cost consumers
Municipal electricity consumers may become more vulnerable to increasing power charges should proposed changes be made to legislation.