Salga
There'll be change in municipalities if leaders held accountable - Salga
The organisation said it would encourage treasury to implement Section 216 of the Constitution to withhold equitable share to address financial misconduct.
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Extended lockdown could see municipalities lose R14bn in revenue, warns Salga
Salga is warning that municipal revenue from rates could fall by 5% – an amount of about R14 billion – due to the lockdown.
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Salga: Municipalities must take tough action on non-paying residents
Eskom’s financial troubles were exacerbated by municipalities who were either unwilling or unable to pay for power.
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Salga launches app to help municipalities deal with violent protests
The association's president, Thembi Nkadimeng, said the country was experiencing an increase in violence targeted at councillors and municipal officials.
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Salga 'happy' with Maile’s decision to rescind DA councillors' suspensions
Salga is hoping now that the suspensions have been rescinded, councils will be allowed to deal with the matter without interference.
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Salga welcomes MEC Maile’s decision to overturn suspensions of DA councillors
Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile last week suspended City of Tshwane Speaker Katlego Mathebe and former Johannesburg Speaker Vasco da Gama accusing them of abusing their office and being constitutional delinquents.
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Jabu Mabuza: Money owed to Eskom by municipalities continues to rise
Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza said overdue debt owed to the company stood at only R1.3 billion in 2013. Fast forward six years, that figure now stands at nearly R30 billion.
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Eskom pleads with Salga, municipalities to pay R20bn debt
The utility's debt has escalated by over R20 billion in just a few years, with chairperson Jabu Mabuza saying debt owed to the company stood at only R1.3 billion in 2013.
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Salga calls on municipalities to force clients to pay their bills
Salga has revealed households, businesses and government owe municipalities over R165 billion.
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Samwu accuses CoJ of withholding union fees to Salga
City employees affiliated to the union gathered at the metro’s chambers where a memorandum was handed over.
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BLSA CEO says Eskom tariff hike high but utility must be fixed
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Thursday has approved a tariff hike of 9.41% for this year.
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Salga facing de-registration for breach of Labour Act
The Labour Department says that Salga has not submitted audited financial statements from 2012 to 2017, as well as minutes of meetings that elected office bearers.
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[LISTEN] Can govt barometer help fix ‘dysfunctional’ municipalities?
Talk Radio 702's Karima Brown speaks to Salga chairperson Parks Tau about how the barometer can be used to improve the state of the country’s municipalities.
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Salga commits to working with municipalities after AG report
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says that his 2016/2017 audit findings show there's been no positive change towards credible results for municipalities across the country.
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Salga slams thieves targeting sewerage lines for jewellery
It’s understood they are digging them up in the hope of finding jewellery and other valuable items mistakenly flushed down the system by residents in the suburbs.
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Salga: KZN political killings about yearning for state power
Salga says that the murders have taken place in municipalities that are already dysfunctional and have weak human resources systems.
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Salga calls for consequences over irregular municipal expenditure
The South African Local Government Association has called for stern action to be taken against municipalities who don’t comply with audit outcomes.
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Govt to look at infrastructure programmes to curb recession
Stats SA announced that SA's GDP is at 1% year-on-year but added that a 0.7% quarter-on-quarter decrease meant the country entered a technical recession.
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Salga delegates vow to uphold duties as public servants
The South African Local Government Association has ended a four-day conference in Sandton.
