Dirty water crisis hits SA schools as E. coli found in taps across provinces For many South African pupils, a glass of water at school should...
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has raised alarm over more than R7 billion in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure in Free State municipalities, warning that...
In parts of Emfuleni, life has become a daily battle against something most South Africans only experience during a plumbing emergency. Raw sewage. For many residents,...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has issued a stark warning: if the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities are not fully functional, or are in a...
The clock is ticking for South African municipalities. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced new deadlines for municipalities to submit their electricity tariff applications...
The chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Songezo Zibi, has delivered a blunt message: the Finance Minister is not a superman, and the National...
KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer is ramping up his campaign to exempt public schools from paying property rates, arguing that charging them on commercial terms...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered a sobering assessment of South Africa’s water crisis: it is, in his words, potentially “far worse than load shedding.” Speaking at the 2026...
Lights, Bills, Action: South African Towns Brace for New Electricity Tariff Shake-Up Nersa orders municipalities to submit next year’s tariff plans and a High Court ruling...
Get ready for the next round of electricity price hikes. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has officially started the process for the 2026/27...