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South Africa: 'Not Too Late to Turn Around SA's Municipalities With the Right People in Charge"
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (215+ words) [Daily Maverick] It is possible to turn around our metros with the right people in place, citizens' consistent engagement and a focus on contract and project management, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke and Songezo Zibi, chairperson of parliament's public spending watchdog, the…...
EDITORIAL | IEC is right to stand firm against the ANC
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (269+ words) The Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is to be commended for remaining steadfast in upholding the rules regarding the submission of councillor candidates for the November 4 local government elections despite vehement objections by the ANC. Adding to the ANC fiasco…...
DA moves to block ANC’s bid to salvage late municipal — JournalArta Global
2+ day, 38+ min ago (347+ words) The ANC says it submitted its candidate names “timeously and validly,” and has blamed the IEC’s online system for the missed filing. According to the party, 181 candidates in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State were affected by the technical…...
Shake Up South Africa’s Municipalities to Get its Economy Working
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (468+ words) – September 10, 2026 Report author Terence Corrigan said that the quality of municipal government has a decisive influence on a country’s ability to attract investment, support businesses, and generate employment. In South Africa, municipal dysfunction means that this influence is largely negative....
Daily Maverick on South Africa’s local elections and municipalities
2+ day, 45+ min ago (230+ words) Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities UA.NEWS Daily Maverick: local elections in South Africa may offer a chance to restore municipalities Upcoming local government elections in South Africa may provide an…...
Parliamentary probe into police corruption loses momentum ahead of deadline, warn MPs
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (265+ words) 10 September 2026 15:33 Pain, purpose and gold: Inside rower Katherine Williams' journey to 2028 10 September 2026 14:37 Godongwana targets taxi and e-hailing sectors to broaden SA tax base 10 September 2026 13:59 SA current account deficit widens to 2.6% on surge in global oil costs Members of the parliament's…...
Who owns South Africa’s land? Nyhontso admits government has no updated figures
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (491+ words) Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says government has no updated figures on foreign land ownership, with the latest available audit dating back to 2017. Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the government does not have…...
Hill-Lewis kicks off DA's three-day election campaign in Garden Route - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (87+ words) Home | Politics | Local Government Elections 2026 Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has kicked off the party’s three-day election campaign in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. He started the campaign in Mossel Bay. Other areas include George,…...
SALGA says candidates must take municipal responsibilities seriously - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (172+ words) The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on political parties to ensure that candidates selected to contest the upcoming municipal elections are prepared to take their municipal responsibilities seriously. SALGA says communities cannot afford councillors who fail to…...
I chose local government because it needs fixing??? Mahama Ayariga
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (186+ words) Minister for Local Government Mahama Ayariga has explained that his decision to leave Parliament and join the Executive was a personal choice, motivated largely by his desire to help address challenges within Ghana’s local governance system. The former Majority Leader…...