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Municipal services face fresh strain amid pre-election coalition battles
1+ week, 4+ day ago (735+ words) South Africa’s growing reliance on coalition governments is increasingly being felt beyond council chambers, with political instability disrupting budgets, delaying projects and threatening basic services such as water, sanitation and waste management. A study commissioned by the Local Government Sector…...
Eddie Andrews addresses criticism of Cape Town's new municipal planning amendment
2+ week, 3+ day ago (599+ words) City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews. Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews has defended the amendment to the City's Municipal Planning Amendment By-law amid criticism from developers. The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) said the amendment to the by-law…...
Geordin Hill-Lewis criticises ANC’s 100-day municipal turnaround plan as ‘implausible’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (551+ words) DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the ANC cannot fix South Africa’s struggling municipalities within 100 days after years of governance failures, as parties campaign for the November 4 elections. Image: Henk Kruger / ANA Studio DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has described the ANC’s…...
Assessing the councillor competency gap in South Africa's municipal elections
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1013+ words) South Africans will head to the polls on 4 November. It's time for all political parties to play by the rules. As South Africa heads to the local government elections in November a critical competency gap among councillors is emerging. There…...
Political killings threaten elections
2+ week, 5+ day ago (917+ words) ‘Highest potential’ for deadly election as political killings mount. An increase in the number of councillors being killed ahead of the November 4 Local Government Elections has raised fears that they are being targeted and killed due to fierce competition over…...
eThekwini Municipality invests R46 million to extend vital public works programme
2+ week, 5+ day ago (385+ words) The eThekwini Municipality has budgeted R46 million on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) to extend participants' contracts for a further six months. The eThekwini Municipality will spend R46 million on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) for a further six months…...
‘Another Blikkiesdorp?’ Housing group objects to City’s Gugulethu shelter plan
2+ week, 5+ day ago (681+ words) A proposed temporary housing development in Gugulethu has drawn strong opposition from residents and some politicians, who fear the City of Cape Town could create another long-term temporary settlement similar to Blikkiesdorp. The controversy centres on plans to offer temporary…...