EFF's mayoral candidate Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng pledges to overhaul Johannesburg by restoring essential services, reforming governance, and empowering residents.
Blacklisted eThekwini contractors are reappearing under new names to win tenders, raising procurement and accountability concerns ahead of 4 November elections.
At an IOL mayoral debate in Durban, speakers warned that confusing bills and meter failures are leaving residents with inflated accounts and indigent applications unprocessed.
Helen Zille says restoring basic services and ring-fencing funding for water, electricity and waste will be her priority as she campaigns to be Johannesburg mayor.
Pikitup is spending around R85m monthly on hired vehicles while 52 city trucks face scrapping, 39 are in workshops and service disruptions hit dozens of suburbs.
More than 577 000 households currently receive free basic electricity, Eskom says, while millions of eligible customers may still qualify for monthly support. Eskom stated that...
City of Joburg postponed the reopening of municipal pools to 1 October; only 36 of 57 pools will reopen and the season will be extended to...
Johannesburg missed the traditional 1 September pool reopening. The city says 36 pools will reopen in October with season extended into April 2027, subject to conditions.
A Bronkhorstspruit resident paid R160,000 to resurface roads used by Tshwane sewage vehicles after the city failed to maintain them, say DA and city officials.
DA manifesto proposes private-sector delivery of municipal services. Experts and unions are split some welcome outsourcing, others warn of tenderpreneurship and re-municipalisation risks.