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FILE: The aftermath of the Tembisa protests in early August 2022. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

Service delivery

Calm restored in protest-hit Tembisa ahead of Ekurhuleni mayor's address

By Nokukhanya Mntambo

Residents want Mayor of Ekurhuleni Tania Campbell and her mayoral committee to address water and electricity tariff hikes, among other service delivery issues.

  • FILE: Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke. Picture: GCIS

    2020 non-financial census of municipalities: More homes using bucket toilets

    Uveka Rangappa spoke to Statistician-General Risenga Maluleka about the findings of this census.

    24 days ago
  • FILE: Potholes in Mahikeng. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Faced with poor service delivery, ratepayers question municipal tariff hikes

    Municipal tariff hikes kicked in on 1 July and with ratepayers having to fork out a little more for their services, many say they are battling to see the value for their hard-earned money. Municipalities say they are in a catch-22 situation, saying that non-payment affects service delivery.

    39 days ago
  • Police on standby in Pimville after protest action caused disruptions on Monday morning. Residents in parts of Soweto want Jhb mayor Mpho Phalatse to address service delivery issues. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/Eyewitness News.

    Soweto roads open despite protest threat, planned march to mayor’s office

    Residents of Soweto woke up to disruptions on Monday, with protests over power cuts and poor service delivery.

    53 days ago
  • Protestors blocked Koma & Bolani streets in Jabulani, Soweto with rocks and burning tyres on 20 June 2022. Picture: @JoburgMPD/Twitter

    Motorists, commuters warned to brace for second day of protests in Soweto

    A group of residents from Pimville and Klipspruit are expected to take to the streets again on Tuesday morning over a lack of service delivery, a long-standing dispute over electricity as well as calls for the removal of informal settlements across the township.

    53 days ago
  • FILE: Alexandra residents say they won't vote in the upcoming local government elections after City Power removed illegal electricity connections in the area. Picture: Dominic Majola/Eyewitness News.

    Local govt are at the coal face of service delivery, but are they working?

    Is local government doing their jobs and what role does national government play in relation to this? To answer this, Africa Melane speaks to Dr Meron Okbandrias, senior lecturer at UWC's School of Government.

    58 days ago
  • FILE: The Auditor-General said the cash flow challenges had a knock-on effect on the entire municipal ecosystem. Picture: 123rf.com

    Auditor-General not optimistic about the future of 247 struggling municipalities

    The Auditor-General said R41.28 billion in debt was written off by municipalities in the financial year under review.

    59 days ago
  • FILE: Maluleke added that the lack of improvement in municipal outcomes was an indictment on the entire local government accountability system. Picture: @SAgovnews/Twitter

    AG Maluleke slams poor 'execution' of service delivery in local government

    Maluleke was delivering the audit outcomes of municipalities for the 2020-2021 financial year.

    59 days ago
  • ANC branded cooling towers in Mangaung. Picture: Taurai Maduna/EWN

    Mangaung Municipality sends staffers home amid ongoing protests

    The country's legislative capital has been rocked by protests with some demonstrating over service delivery and many having to go without water for over a week.

    142 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa at thge Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre in Port Shepstone on Friday, 12 November 2021. Picture: PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa expected to deliver keynote address in Koster, NW

    The area is plagued by service delivery problems and residents have staged protests, barricading the road between Koster and Rustenburg to try and pressure government to do its job.

    145 days ago
  • Gauteng Premier David Makhura delivered his tenth State of the Province Address at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre in Johannesburg earlier on 21 February 2022. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter.

    Opposition parties dismiss Makhura’s Sopa as unimaginative, lacking in solutions

    The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that Gauteng Premier David Makhura had failed to give a clear plan of action, while the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said that his Vaal River System plans were unimplementable until the land issue was addressed.

    172 days ago
  • Big corporates, residential customers and even government departments have had their services cut off due to their failure to settle utility bills. Picture: City of Tshwane/Twitter

    City of Tshwane teams going door-to-door to recover R17 billion in unpaid bills

    Big corporates, residential customers and even government departments have had their services cut off due to their failure to settle utility bills.

    179 days ago
  • ANC deputy president David Mabuza at the launch of the party's local government elections manifesto in Tshwane on 27 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Mabuza: ANC must respond to service delivery calls or face being voted out

    African National Congress (ANC) deputy president David Mabuza admitted that the party was grappling with problems and assured members that these were being attended to.

    219 days ago
  • ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of the ANC elections manifesto at Church Square in Pretoria on 27 September 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    JUDITH FEBRUARY: Ramaphosa’s bid to keep ANC intact is teetering on the brink

    Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘unity uber alles’ motivation has been snubbed by an electorate tired of impunity, tired of a lack of services, tired of talk and tired of corruption, writes Judith February.

    282 days ago
  • Tebogo Mantsena, a resident of Juju Valley, filling her containers with water. Juju Valley lacks basic services such as running taps. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    SHENILLA MOHAMED: Yes, service delivery is about race and gender

    Access to quality service delivery - or any service delivery - in South Africa to a large extent still hinges on the colour of your skin and your gender, writes Shenilla Mohamed.

    285 days ago
  • Picture: Zunaid Ismael/EWN

    Service delivery a key factor for some Mitchells Plain residents on election day

    With just four days to go, Eyewitness News visited Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain to get a sense of what residents will be basing their votes on election day.

    289 days ago
  • FILE: Tafelsig in Mitchells Plain. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Mitchells Plain residents tired of empty promises, considering not voting

    With four days to go until local government elections, ratepayers from Emfuleni to Mitchells Plain are highlighting the lack of service delivery and unresponsiveness of their local representatives.

    289 days ago
  • Picture: Bertram Malgas/Eyewitness News

    Tired of power cuts, poor services, Mabopane residents eager to vote for change

    The area is an African National Congress (ANC) stronghold, forming part of a block of large townships in Gauteng which will tip the votes during the local government elections.

    290 days ago
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