SCA tells Eskom to exhaust alternative dispute resolution before cutting electricity

Eskom is struggling to recover monies owed to it by municipalities for the supply of bulk electricity. Municipal debts to Eskom have ballooned to alarming ...

Stepping aside, But then What? How the ANC's Resolution affects councillors

The African National Congress (ANC) is implementing a resolution, which provides that members who face criminal charges for corruption, must ‘step aside’. It ...

The ‘download’ on personal information: The Protection of Personal Information Act and Municipalities

In an age of information warfare, identity theft and the mismanagement and commercialisation of personal information in the digital world, the right to privacy ...

Why appeals against tender awards by the municipal manager are unlawful

Separating politics from administration is the cornerstone of the fight against corruption and maladministration in municipalities. When councillors meddle in ...

Court orders national government to leapfrog into Lekwa Local Municipality

Failed service delivery at municipal level is not a new phenomenon. In recent times, however, communities, non-governmental organisations and private companies ...

The role of PPPs in addressing learners’ or graduates’ absorption into the local government labour market

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been identified by government as an important instrument in addressing service delivery and skills development needs of ...

Green manufacturing as a tool of addressing youth unemployment and promoting sustainable local economic development

This article identifies the possible role that municipalities can fulfil in the promotion of green manufacturing as a tool to advance local economic ...

Local government elections: to delay or not to delay?

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), finds itself in a conundrum. On the one hand, the terms of municipal councils are fixed to a five year term ...

What happens to interventions after the local government elections?

Too many municipalities are not functioning as they should. The Auditor General has repeatedly reported municipalities’ poor financial management (see ...