Category: Local Government
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Municipal audit tracker: Visualising 13 years of SA’s local government audit outcomes
When South Africa’s auditor-general, Tsakani Maluleke, presented the 2022-23 consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes to parliament on Tuesday 27 August, she said that although a few municipalities had maintained clean audits over several years, the overall picture remains bleak. Only 34 of the country’s 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23. This is four…
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Joburg’s mayoral carousel: ANC’s Dada Morero is back in the hot seat
Johannesburg’s 11th mayor in 10 years has been sworn in. On 16 August, the ANC’s Dada Morero replaced Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda, who was installed as mayor last year after his party colleague Thapelo Amad resigned after just four months as leader of South Africa’s biggest metro. The Al Jama-ah mayors were put in place…
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Joburg’s dirty problem: Underperforming wastewater plants
The city is releasing partially treated water back into rivers – and this has health and environmental implications
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Joburg’s water: How to know if it’s safe to drink
Joburg Water’s Cydna, Goudkoppies and Northern Works laboratories test the city’s water daily – testing up to 500 samples a month
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Going for green: The pursuit of a clean audit outcome
A clean audit doesn’t guarantee good service delivery, but it is a good start
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Fighting waste in Joburg: What you can do to reduce or recycle
Johannesburg’s landfills are under pressure as thousands of new residents arrive in the city every month
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What you need to know about property valuations in Joburg
Property valuations are carried out by the City of Johannesburg every four years, and these determine how much you pay in property tax.
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A third of South Africa’s mayors are women
After the local government election in 2021, three of the eight metro municipalities were led by women. Now there is only one.