South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled Wednesday a plan to revive South Africa's flagging local governments, weeks after publicly criticising the state of the financial capital Johannesburg ...

Unethical practices, poor accountability, a broken social contract with communities and the weak integration of traditional governance systems are among the challenges facing South African ...

South African municipalities have activated emergency preparedness and response measures as severe weather affecting five provinces has already claimed several lives, the South African Local ...

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) will strengthen its oversight on municipalities this week, by receiving several briefings from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the ...

South African electricity utility Eskom is running a public consultation on its plan to interrupt electricity supply to around 14 municipalities due to ongoing debts. Figures from the company say ...

Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School. Photo: Supplied Prof. Joseph Sekhampu: chief director of the NWU Business School The South African municipal landscape is not ...

Disputes over textbook acquisition, empowerment policy and departmental reform expose tensions between the ANC and DA inside ...

The proposed amendments to South Africa's eviction laws are set to offer stronger protection for ordinary landlords renting out backyard rooms and small properties, while giving municipalities greater ...

South African city Johannesburg will host the G20 summit in November - Copyright AFP Roslan RAHMAN South African city Johannesburg will host the G20 summit in ...