How old is your mayor?

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

A clean audit doesn’t guarantee good service delivery, but it is a good start

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.

In the past 12 years, the government has declared eight national disasters.

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.

What role does the state of the nation play in the agendas of municipalities?

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.

We made a list so you can find out your mayor’s age.

Ekurhuleni is the reason for the drop.

Motions of no confidence are ideally about ensuring that persons in power remain accountable, and execute their duties effectively.

What do we know about the water situation?

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.

Seven months after the local government elections, there have been quite a few changes.

Officially SA mayors should have a maximum of two bodyguards, many have a lot more