Municipalities

Other local government had better take note because the precedent has been set: as tempting as it might be, property owners are not an inexhaustible revenue source

Citizens are paying far more for electricity despite using less of it, as rising tariffs, fixed monthly charges and municipal costs reshape household bills and intensify…

Outgoing federal council Helen Zille calls on delegates to campaign in good spirit and accept congress outcomes

The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent process free from political interference

The EFF leader suggested that the United States might attempt to influence the elections over policy differences with South Africa

ANC chair Gwede Mantashe said it was indiscipline that was at the centre of the party’s poor performance in local government

Municipalities get 10% of the national budget and must raise revenue from service users, most of whom are the working class poor and unemployed

The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked

South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution

Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised

Unlike Orania, municipalities have a far more complex mission of building inclusive communities where all residents have access to quality services and opportunities, regardless…

The future of municipal governance is contingent on a review of the white paper leading to effective reforms which address its failings

When the municipality allocates its budget, it spends proportionally far more on the rich than the poor areas

The ANC must ‘watch this space’ the DA federal chairperson says

If the amendment to the Electricity Act is to be effective, fiscal instability at local government level needs to be tackled