City of Ekurhuleni consumers’ fears were realised when the metro announced a 13.87% electricity tariff hike while tabling the 2019/20 budget. The huge electricity increase follows the announcement by the National Energy Regulator of SA that...
National satisfaction with water-related services has decreased since 2005 despite the fact that access to water has increased. According to the recently released General Household Survey 2015, 62% of households rated the quality of water-related...
President Jacob Zuma told Parliament that the recent spate of service delivery protests are not the result of government is failing to deliver services. According to Zuma, government is doing all it can to provide services. He went on to say that...
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Pravin Gordhan says CoGTA will work closely with municipalities to ensure their effectiveness. Ahead of his Budget Vote speech, Gordhan said that transformation in the lives of...
South African municipalities have improved their financial reporting. This is the view of the chief executive of South Africa’s Local Government Association (SALGA). Local government bodies are required to submit regular Section 71 reports to the...
The community of Mohlakeng in Randfontein will have to wait a little longer for basic services. That’s as the municipality deals with a legal dispute over the sale of stands in Extension 5. Source: enewschannel
The municipality of eThekwini has allocated a large chunk of its 2013-14 budget to operating costs to ensure a continuous provision of services to its residents. From the R33,7billion n purse, R5,4billion has been set aside for capital expenditure,...
In a bid to strengthen its local service capabilities, engineering and project management services company, K’Enyuka has opened a branch in Richards Bay – facilitating easy access to new project work and delivering on its business...
The latest research by Municipal IQ showed that service delivery protests were on the increase across the country, with 113 I the first half of 2012 compared to 2 in 2006. This year also accounted for 22% of all protests recorded since January...
