Tag: local government
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Burst pipes, falling levels and unplanned fixes: Numbers behind Joburg’s water crisis
Joburg’s water woes have been decades in the making, with ageing infrastructure and poor maintenance unable to keep up with a growing population. In the past two months, unplanned maintenance incidents have doubled compared to planned ones, affecting over 440 suburbs.
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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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SA’s mayoral churn: 3+ mayors in 3 years for these 15 municipalities
Although coalitions may be relatively new at a national level, local municipalities are all too familiar with the idea of power sharing. Almost one-third of South Africa’s municipalities had no party with an outright majority after the 2021 local government elections so were run by coalition agreements. Of the 213 local municipalities and metros, 71 had…
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Murder in the municipalities: 21 councillors killed in 22 months
In South Africa, the murder rate among municipal ward councillors is six times higher than the national rate of 45 murders per 100,000 people
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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.
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What 12 years of clean audits mean for the West Coast District municipality
The municipal manager of the West Coast David Joubert says good audit outcomes impact the evaluation and assessment of a municipality’s credit rating.