Thaba Chweu municipality spent R103.75m more than it generated. Auditor-general flagged long creditor payments, 48% water and 50% electricity losses and a R2.2bn Eskom debt.
KZN Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has urged Okhahlamba Municipality not to finalise permanent appointments of bodyguards and drivers because of financial and governance concerns.
The CDE warns Johannesburg faces mounting infrastructure, financial and political pressures that threaten its role as South Africa’s economic heartland.
eThekwini councillors criticised the municipality's diversion of R31m from delayed projects to complete Old North Coast Road upgrades after work stopped in May 2026.
South Africa’s struggling municipalities have received a crucial financial reprieve after the National Treasury confirmed it will release the remainder of the July 2026 equitable share...
Former Emadlangeni mayor Lindile Mhlungu and an accomplice were arrested and charged over an alleged R2,014,250 mall feasibility study that was paid for but not delivered.
National Treasury has reinstated the July equitable share allocation to the City of Johannesburg after the municipality met conditions set by the department, part of a...
Thousands of municipal workers face uncertain retirements after employer and employee pension deductions were not paid over, according to reporting by The Citizen. Workers report missing...
The City of Johannesburg has enough cash on hand to operate for only 12 days if an unexpected emergency arises, Mayor Dada Morero warned, as the...
The chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, urged simplified governance and tighter political oversight at the City of Johannesburg after the...