NEWS RELATED TO municipalities

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Nelson Mandela Bay metro slammed for wasting bulk infrastructure funds

Johannesburg’s last hope may be the ballot box

3 KZN municipalities to begin system training for better service delivery

Are municipalities failing — or are residents just unable to pay? Why many are turning to off-grid living

Decisive intervention needed for municipal performance — BLSA

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‘Same story year after year’: MPs unhappy as Auditor-General reveals local government audit outcomes

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Opinion Could Helen Zille be what’s best for Joburg?

News Snow hits parts of South Africa: Road closures, travel restrictions in place [PICS]

News UPDATE: Tragic turn after missing aircraft disappears in KZN Midlands

Opinion Cartoon of the day: 9 June 2025

News Tasneem Motara appointed acting premier of Gauteng province

Municipal water crisis ‘nothing to do with bulk water supply’, says minster at LHWP reopening

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These Gauteng municipalities are lagging behind with their refuse collection bills

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‘Please hold’: Here’s which municipal call centres keep the public hanging the most

Don’t try calling big metros customer care lines

Mashatile: How national government is aiming to reform local municipalities

Have municipalities crossed the peak of the Laffer curve?

Municipal workers place duty above pay as overtime cap hurts residents

Municipalities blow billions in unused grants

How Eskom and National Treasury saved taxpayers more than R20bn

Eskom given hands-on role to manage R95.4bn debt owed by municipalities

Johannesburg’s decline isn’t your ward councillor’s fault

North West council defies ANC order to suspend municipal manager

Retired experts could help fix failing municipalities

Water crisis: R25 billion municipal debt a threat to water security, says Awsisa

Eskom to disconnect 15 Free State towns over billions worth of debt

Water crisis: Ramaphosa to the rescue?

Water woes expose municipal mismanagement

Exclusive: Sputla’s grand plan to resolve municipal debt to Eskom

North West municipality promises to work with community to solve water and electricity woes

Electricity: Municipalities, grid constraint top 2025 to-do list

Dirty water… and antics: Over 50% of municipalities face criminal action over sewage crisis

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Failing city: Can Joburg be saved?

Municipalities impacted by VBS to get R291m liquidation dividend

Division of Revenue Bill sparks debate on debt, disaster relief and inequality

Municipalities called to pay back the money

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Calls for officials to be prosecuted after municipality fined R160m for water pollution