Are municipalities failing — or are residents just unable to pay? Why many are turning to off-grid living
The index revealed that many South Africans are choosing to live in…
These Gauteng municipalities are lagging behind with their refuse collection bills
The Ekurhuleni municipality recently reported that refuse collection debt stood at R2.3…
Mashatile: How national government is aiming to reform local municipalities
The second phase of Operation Vulindlela was launched on Wednesday, marking the…
Communities feel excluded as municipalities push ahead with IDP budgets
Despite attending Integrated Development Planning meetings and submitting objections, residents in failing…
Have municipalities crossed the peak of the Laffer curve?
Despite implementing annual tariff increases – often surpassing the prevailing inflation rate…
R100 billion debt: only 10 municipalities honouring their accounts
Only 10 municipalities are paying their accounts. There appears to be no solution in…
Municipalities blow billions in unused grants
Unspent funds to be returned to National Treasury. South African municipalities were…
SA water crisis: Northern Cape municipalities paid R900k to just one fake service provider
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently acknowledged that water mafias are running amok. While…
R1.44bn sent to municipalities for disaster relief across five provinces
Cogta minister Velenkosini Hlabisa highlighted concerns regarding how municipalities manage disaster relief…
Less than 25% of all municipalities able to process spaza shop registrations digitally
Only 60 of 257 municipalities can make use of digital registration systems…
