City officials have launched a targeted clean-up in Alexandra after weeks of uncollected refuse. Councillor Adolph Marema says the problem will not be solved overnight.
Tshwane denies a R2bn unfunded salary liability, saying the R15bn personnel request was pared to an approved R13bn allocation after budget scrutiny.
At a Riverside Park launch, Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled a six-point ANC local government manifesto and warned mayors who fail to perform will be removed.
Two men were shot dead in Bongani, Knysna, a day after former mayor Aubrey Tsengwa was killed. Police are investigating links between the shootings.
At an electricity imbizo in Alexandra, City Power and city leaders urged residents to buy electricity as officials outlined large revenue shortfalls and called for cooperation.
Fikile Mbalula labelled the DA’s local government manifesto “Thatcherite”; DA Federal Council chair Ashor Sarupen rejected the attack and defended private-sector roles in services.
ANC NEC member Dickson Masemola says the party inherited Johannesburg’s problems from the 2016 coalition and can fix the city, but analysts say no clear turnaround...
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party's mayoral candidates must prioritise South Africans and push for strict enforcement on illegal immigration after local elections.
The IEC has proclaimed local government elections for 4 November 2026, published a tight timetable and closed the voters' roll as nominations open.
eThekwini repairs to the Wiggins high-pressure main left suburbs without water. Councillor Samier Singh has moved for a public dashboard with real-time outage alerts.