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13/08/2024

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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".

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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.

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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.

17/02/2023

These accusations weren’t just made in the media: the business owners have furnished sworn affidavits to this effect, accompanied by a slew of other evidence.

Ditsobotla Local Municipality may be the best-known example nationally of misgovernance after dairy company Clover decided to uproot itself and move to KwaZulu-Natal. Officials routinely treat the municipal coffers as their own private piggy bank to be raided at will.

17/02/2023

“In South Africa, if you don’t deal with this animal of coalition, this animal will go and rob the majority of our people,” he said.

There were also problems with the temptation for coalition talks to include issues related to staff appointments and procurement decisions.

17/02/2023

“In KZN, the KwaDukuza municipality’s good governance record is drawing buyers from Gauteng, especially in Ballito. In Gauteng, Midvaal, has achieved a good rating and this has not gone unnoticed.

Semigration within South Africa is at its highest level in at least 16 years, with poor municipal service delivery among the reasons people are moving to other areas.

10/02/2023

Councillors heard that the city had incurred irregular expenditure of R1.5-billion for the period in question, and only achieved 46% of its planned performance targets for the year.

An Auditor-General’s report on eThekwini was filled with disquiet about the city’s future and its prospects as a going concern, given its growing infrastructure inadequacies and whether it would be able to finance desperately needed repairs.

10/02/2023

Salga said according to the most recent data, businesses, government entities, and households owe municipalities a total of R290 billion for the services they received from municipalities.

Salga called on the president to give a status update on the introduction of renewable energy independent power producers (IPPs) in the country’s energy sector

03/02/2023

"Local Government MEC Anton Bredell added: “The funding will enable 24 local municipalities and the five district municipalities to keep providing basic services such as potable water and hygienic and environmentally safe sewage, even when Eskom cannot keep the lights on."

This was one of a number of medium - to longer-term strategies to respond to the load-shedding crisis.

03/02/2023

"He said he came back when councillors asked him to do so and after he made suggestions on how the toxic environment could be improved and the workplace made suitable for all to deliver accordingly."

The ANC in the Mkhondo (Piet Retief) local municipality continues to make sweeping management changes after winning back the troubled municipality.

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05/09/2022

Local Government Conversations webinar series.Hosted by Future Cities Africa and The Municipal Edge.Session details:- An Ethical Leader- Qualities of a Publi...