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Cogta, Salga keen for the passing of Bill limiting smaller parties’ influence on municipalities
The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority,…
No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands
The conditions of people who work and live in South Africa’s farms today have remained the same as under apartheid. Will the new amendments in legislation bring about change?
New Electricity Regulation Amendment Act welcome but potential hurdles remain
The new Act heralds a bold move away from Eskom’s monopoly but there is potential for challenge
Race against time to update 3.9 million prepaid electricity meters
Any meter that is not upgraded by 8:15pm on 24 November will only continue to disperse electricity until the existing credit is depleted
Amakhosi, councillors must get VIP protection, says new Salga KwaZulu-Natal chair Xolani Dube
A recent report noted that 213 people were assassinated in the last seven years, and of these 118 were in KwaZulu-Natal
Ramokgopa: Government to address high electricity tariffs
The electricity and energy minister announced a collaborative effort to bring down high municipal electricity tariffs and alleviate financial pressure on consumers
Government owes KwaZulu-Natal municipalities R3 billion for rates, water, electricity
Households are battling to keep up with their municipal bills in the face of stubbornly high interest rates, according to Salga This content is restricted to registered users and…
Trust in the safety of tap water is waning: survey
Half of respondents treat their municipal water by boiling or filtering it before consumption, while 8% specified that they drink only bottled water This content is restricted to…
Load-shedding hampers the supply of clean water – Salga
Many large metros and municipalities are not prepared for extended electricity outages that disrupt the reliable supply of drinking water and sanitation services
Renewable energy may do Eskom in
But the power utility says not so, and that it has for years been calling for additional generation capacity
Why residents of Cape Town and Ekurhuleni could pay less for electricity next year
If you don’t live in these metros you won’t benefit from price decreases when Eskom raises tariffs in 2023
Ramaphosa: Reminded, lobbied and plotted against
A survey of March’s top online news articles suggests that municipalities, a new police commissioner and the ANC’s December elective conference were key issues facing the president
Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab
The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities
ANC councillor convicted of rape still earns a full salary in prison
The Matatiele municipality has attempted to justify why it pays a full salary to an ANC councillor convicted of raping a party volunteer
Unattainable and untenable: Hearings expose problems in the early childhood development sector
Legal red tape results in providers not registering and children being denied the opportunity to thrive