NEWS RELATED TO Municipal government

News

KZN municipal IT manager’s pension frozen over R5m software tender

Politics

Gauteng health official facing fraud allegations appointed Joburg public safety head

News

Should rules regulating suburban booms and access control be revisited? Yes, says roads MMC

Elections 2026

‘Nothing is working’- Can anything save these Northern Cape municipalities?

News

Bad news for those wanting to take a dip in Joburg’s public pools from today

Elections 2026

Here’s why councillors chosen in this year’s elections won’t have their lifestyle audited

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Courts Phala Phala panel report: ‘There is no way out for Ramaphosa, he is unsaveable,’ Mpofu tells court

Elections 2026 ‘We have seen this movie before’: MK party’s warning to the IEC on candidate submissions

Crime I’m part of the problem – VIP guard lifts lid on criminal practices

Courts Phala Phala panel report: Court questions evidence that Ramaphosa engaged in paid work

Elections 2026 Here’s why the ANC says it submitted its councillor candidates to the IEC late

Election on health: Kimberley mortuary project standing idle as state facility overflows [Video & Pics]

Politics

‘Municipalities are milked dry on their watch’: DA to lay criminal charges against municipal managers

Politics

Analysts split on DA’s private sector-assisted municipal recovery plan

News

IEC locks down local government election schedule

News

Here’s when Pikitup expects Johannesburg’s refuse collection backlog to be cleared

News

JMPD to assist Pikitup as refuse backlog is tackled over the weekend

News

No end in sight for Pikitup protests, but ‘administration doesn’t really care’

News

‘Hello? Is anyone there?’ City of Joburg explains phone troubles

News

Have the City of Johannesburg’s phone services been cut over non-payment?

Politics

Here are the EFF’s 2026 mayoral candidates for the eight metropolitan municipalities

News

Joburg’s illegal advertising battle: What happens to illegal billboards and those who get caught?

News

Stolen pensions leave municipal workers facing bleak retirement

South Africa

Treasury defends decision to withhold R13.5bn from municipalities

South Africa

Here’s what caused the delay of 140 cases over three days at a court in Kimberley

South Africa

Treasury freezes funds to 60 municipalities over R145bn irregular spending

News

Stinky pavements and fishy finances: Why Pikitup isn’t collecting your bin in time

Politics

Resolve Communications’ influence allegedly extended to major metros – report

Politics

DA asks provincial government to intervene in Johannesburg’s R10bn Samwu promise

News

City Power cuts billing query backlog as municipality outlines entity’s future

News

Sports club threatens Johannesburg municipality with legal action over lease delay

News

Lesedi residents spend R200K on legal fees to fight disputed valuation roll

News

Marble Towers to be cordoned off within 72 hours, owners given 20 days to rectify compliance issues

News

Ramaphosa vows to end ‘days of patronage’ in R1-trillion local government overhaul

News

Ormonde collapse: Over 30 buildings linked to owner suspected of non-compliance

Opinion

Municipalities fail the leaders they’re named after when court has to remind them of ubuntu

News

If metros collapse, the country collapses: Hlabisa sounds alarm to mayors