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 ...

South Africa's best-run province has three times less unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure than its ...

South Africa's municipalities are grappling with severe governance and financial management issues, with irregular expenditure rising to R268.13 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, as highlighted ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent reforms to unlock local economies, warning that poor governance at municipal level is undermining service delivery and stifling economic growth.

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 ...