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Make your mark count: Participation in the local government elections is a right and a practical defence against being governed by default. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTIONS

Turn grievance into a vote and mandate to deliver

Widespread service delivery failures have fuelled a crisis of grievance across South Africa. However, withdrawing from local elections only empowers the status quo; turning…

  • Motalatale Modiba
8 min read
Water crisis looms
WATER CRISIS

Bronkhorstspruit crisis highlights SA’s water service failures

The SAHRC and Wits have launched the Water Rights Tracker, revealing that 107 of South Africa's 144 water services authorities are in a poor or critical state as infrastructure…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
White paper: Cogta Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa launched a revised policy to rectify long-standing institutional weaknesses.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Revised policies aim to rescue collapsing municipalities

The South African government has launched the Revised White Paper on Local Government, introducing differentiated funding models and governance reforms to rescue distressed…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
5 min read
In the work: Eskom is planning to install 6.2 million intelligent devices by March 2029, pushing municipalities to prepaid systems. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ESKOM

Councils cannot keep dodging Eskom bill

With municipal debt to Eskom exceeding R120 billion, sustainable recovery requires treating indebted municipalities as financially distressed, enabling direct interventions and…

  • William Gumede
7 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (Photo: David Harrison)
MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Treasury cuts Johannesburg's July transfer over compliance failures

The National Treasury has withheld a portion of the City of Johannesburg's July 2026 equitable share, citing serious concerns over the metro's financial management, governance,…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read