Service delivery
Calm restored in protest-hit Tembisa ahead of Ekurhuleni mayor's address
Residents want Mayor of Ekurhuleni Tania Campbell and her mayoral committee to address water and electricity tariff hikes, among other service delivery issues.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
