The Municipal Edge

13/08/2024

📚 Exciting News 📚

Dive into "Local Government Revenue Management Book”

A South African Perspective, a must-read for anyone passionate about enhancing localgovernance and financial sustainability.

Authored by industry leaders Dr. Emmanuel Ngcobo (CIGFARO President), Dr. Mal Reddy (Durban University of Technology) and the late Mr. Peet Du Plessis (Local Government Revenue Expect)

This insightful book published by The Municipal Edge offers valuable perspectives and strategies tailored for unique challenges faced by local governments in S.A

26/10/2023

Join our Head of Editorial, Zolani Sandiso Sonwabile Zonyane, tomorrow the 27th of October 2023, for Local Government Conversations Webinar Series. We'll be exploring "The Right Approach To Successful Municipal S139 Interventions: A Case Study".

Future Cities Africa

Register via this link, let's have a constructive conversation and contribute towards building sustainable municipalities.

Future Cities Africa and the Municipal Edge present "Local Government Conversations 2023".

31/08/2023

Looking forward to Collen Masango of The World Bank setting the scene on Smart City implementation trends, enablers and restraints for Smart City adoption, the role of technology in Smart Cities, and more.

Miyelani Holeni of Ntiyiso Consulting and Philip de Bruin of Business Engineering will provide a private sector look at what is being done on the ground.

More panelists to be announced.

Join us on 22 September at 10am-12pm for an insightful webinar by Future Cities Africa and Municipal Edge.

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Zolani SS Zonyane (CGFO) Emmanuel Ngcobo South African Local Government Association South African Cities Network

https://futurecitiesafrica.com/webinar/34/current-landscape-and-practical-aspects-towards-smart-cities

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21/04/2023

Municipal Edge April Edition 2023

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24/02/2023

The city said that the rebate for all properties valued under R5 million will increase from R285,000 to R435,000 – an increase of 52%.

The City of Cape Town is giving property owners some rate relief.

24/02/2023

The SIU presented to Scopa that out of the 265 referrals contained in its data set for 2022/23, eThekwini accounted for 75 cases while another KZN municipality, Newcastle, accounted for 11 cases.

24/02/2023

“To us, as Alfred Duma (local municipality), we do not believe that spending a portion of our budget in building careers or the future of our people is a waste of money.

“We believe that we are laying a foundation for a better future for our people.”

However, Sibisi differs, saying the local government sphere is duty-bound to aid so that it can have well-off ratepayers of the future and families not dependent on the state for survival

24/02/2023

“The municipality will not condone such behaviour and can confirm that processes are in place for the implicated employees to be charged for misconduct, and for putting the municipality into disrepute,” the statement said.

City manager Lulamile Mapholoba has ordered a full investigation into the conduct of council workers sleeping on graves.

24/02/2023

Furthermore, the Treasury stated in the Budget Review that many municipalities fail to adopt fully-funded budgets, which makes some forms of financial distress inevitable. Over 250 municipalities are currently managed on underfunded budgets, according to Treasury data.

Recent natural disaster and public unrest events have further deteriorated municipalities' fiscal capacity to cope.

21/02/2023

Join us on 3 March for the 1st of 10 'Local Government Conversations' Webinars in 2023. Presented by Future Cities Africa and The Municipal Edge

[Registration]
http://bit.ly/40LQIey

[Topic]
Professionalisation of Local Government: Specific measures towards reviewing the current Curriculum

[Talking Points]
- Outline existing gaps in the current Local Government Curriculum.
- Specific measures and feasible process towards the review of the current Local Government Curriculum.
- Who must lead the review process and by when it must be completed.
- Explore blending compulsory 1-year in-service training with government departments to the Curriculum.
- and more.

South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Local Government SETA, The National School of Government, School of Public Leadership - Stellenbosch University