The city is releasing partially treated water back into rivers – and this has health and environmental implications
Joburg Water’s Cydna, Goudkoppies and Northern Works laboratories test the city’s water daily – testing up to 500 samples a month
Johannesburg’s landfills are under pressure as thousands of new residents arrive in the city every month
Property valuations are carried out by the City of Johannesburg every four years, and these determine how much you pay in property tax.
After the local government election in 2021, three of the eight metro municipalities were led by women. Now there is only one.
The municipal manager of the West Coast David Joubert says good audit outcomes impact the evaluation and assessment of a municipality’s credit rating.
If your municipality defaults on its debt to Eskom, you can speak to your municipal manager and petition Nersa. You can also seek legal redress or opt-out and install alternative power.
Section 139 interventions are when the national or provincial governments step into municipalities because the local leaders failed to deliver services or placed them in a financial crisis.
Does it matter how old a mayor is when serving their term? It shouldn’t. There are many stereotypes around age and there are good candidates of all ages.
Motions of no confidence are ideally about ensuring that persons in power remain accountable, and execute their duties effectively.
We asked two experts about the biggest challenges facing municipalities supplying water in South Africa.
A change in leadership affects service delivery, but in an ideal scenario, there would be a clear distinction between the political and bureaucratic spheres.
All the hung municipalities have formed councils, so now we can see who runs which municipality.