Contested control of municipal resources is fuelling political killings in South Africa, with assassinations and factional patronage undermining local government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that collapsing infrastructure and poor municipal management have worsened South Africa’s water crisis, saying urgent reform is required to prevent a...
National Treasury has suspended July 2026 equitable share transfers to 60 municipalities across all nine provinces, citing persistent financial mismanagement and high levels of unauthorised, irregular,...
From 1 July 2026, municipal electricity tariffs rise nationwide, bringing sharper bills for many households in Johannesburg. The changes add to an Eskom tariff increase that...
National Treasury is preparing to withhold July transfers of the local government equitable share from a number of municipalities, including the City of Joburg, over repeated...
ANC invites public nominations non-members included The African National Congress has for the first time opened its mayoral selection process to the public, inviting nominations for...
Criminal Ties Exposed at the Madlanga Commission The Madlanga Commission has heard explosive testimony that a man accused of running one of Gauteng’s most powerful criminal...