Researchers argue systemic reform is needed to address decades of municipal dysfunction ahead of November elections.
Read more →Competing parties vie for control of urban services as election day approaches.
Voters face a harder question: will new leaders actually fix broken services and deliver competent governance?
Ordinary South Africans' investments could benefit from anticipated credit rating recovery.
Government restructures electricity sector to improve access and affordability for millions of South Africans
Permanent statutory body launches to coordinate response to endemic violence against women
Workers face ballot box dilemma as South African labor federation struggles to reunite fractured political alliance.
Municipalities race to deliver water, safety and services before November 2026 polls
Proposed rules aim to stabilize coalition councils through written agreements and extended negotiation windows.
Workers and farmers watch livelihoods erode as policy delays persist
