The DA revealed that Gauteng municipalities spent R2 367 014 126,30 over five years on hiring water tankers.

COGTA Minister Thembi Nkadimeng adjusted the salaries of mayors, their deputies and other high-ranking municipal officials

Watch news in a minute for a summary of South Africa municipalities owe Eskom over R60 billion as revealed by Electricity Minister.

Municipalities are reportedly underspending by R2 billion which can be spent servicing infrastructure. Eskom is owed roughly R63 billion.

Efforts to improve the lives of South Africans are hinged upon effectively addressing the challenges plaguing local government.

“Local government has been characterised by dysfunctional municipalities, financial mismanagement”- AG Tsakani Maluleke

Residents of Riebeek East under the Makana Municipality say government is neglecting them and are forced to relieve themselves in the bush

The new Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality has overlooked women as only a very minute portion of the mayoral committee consists of them.

It’s a sad, sad state of affairs. Not only are most of our municipalities collapsing, but almost all of them are under ‘financial distress’.

AfriForum filed a complaint in 2016 regarding sewage pollution and their woes have come to an end after a court ruled in their favour.

The Hawks say both former municipal employees were sentenced to an effective three years behind bars for their scheming

23% of South Africa’s drinking water doesn’t meet the legal safety standards. Two provinces lead with the least safe water.

The shocking findings in the Green Drop Report was met with concern by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Nersa is reportedly not allowing public participation in its proposed municipal tariff increases and the DA is far from impressed.

People are paying up!
The City of Tshwane has been disconnecting the electricity of big names that owe millions on their rates account.

Fourteen of South Africa’s top 20 local municipalities are found in the Western Cape, according to an index. The Eastern Cape followed in second with two.

The City of Johannesburg has opened the Jabulani Safe Hub to promote safer communities in Soweto, by protecting children from social ills.

Is your municipal account debt spiralling out of control? Joburg property owners have until 31 July to apply for the city’s debt rehabilitation programme.

uMgungundlovu District Municipality residents are batting with electricity bill shock and can’t even complain at the local municipal office.

The municipal official was bust for fraud after adding her name as a beneficiary to a colleague’s pension fund, stealing R907 000.

KwaZulu-Natal residents have complained about a high rate of incorrect electricity bills and unread meters in a recent survey.

The KZN Premier has issued a “stern directive” to staff that it’s time to shape up uMsunduzi Municipality or prepare for “dire consequences”.

Community members recently participated in the Curry’s Post Conservancy pothole fishing competition in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

When a municipality is unable to manage its own affairs or to meet its financial obligations, the constitution requires that the provincial government intervenes.

The municipality, which sprawls along the north bank of the Vaal River near Vereeniging, is one of Gauteng’s most densely populated areas, with Sebokeng, Evaton, Sharpeville, and Boipatong townships lying within its boundaries.