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My Vote Counts: Electricity crisis ‘is part of bigger problem of governance’

ROAD TO 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS

My Vote Counts: Electricity crisis ‘is part of bigger problem of governance’

By Suné Payne

From vaccines and votes, to State Capture, climate change and food for thought

Civil Society Watch 27 September-3 October

From vaccines and votes, to State Capture, climate change and food for thought

By Zukiswa Pikoli

The no-voters: More than 13 million South Africans who can vote haven’t registered for 1 November polls

Road to 2021 Local Elections

The no-voters: More than 13 million South Africans who can vote haven’t registered for 1 November polls

By Ferial Haffajee

Constitutional Court provides certainty: Provinces are not liable for injuries at Early Childhood Development centres

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

Constitutional Court provides certainty: Provinces are not liable for injuries at Early Childhood Development centres

By Nurina Ally and Tess Peacock

This week: 65 years since women asserted their rights and fought against apartheid

Civil Society Watch 9-15 August

This week: 65 years since women asserted their rights and fought against apartheid

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Eye of the storm: Why devolution has the potential to bolster climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in Zimbabwe

OUR BURNING PLANET OP-ED

Eye of the storm: Why devolution has the potential to bolster climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in Zimbabwe

By David Chikwaza

Local government elections: South Africa must go back to basics to build a capable state

THOUGHT LEADER WEBINAR

Local government elections: South Africa must go back to basics to build a capable state

By Unknown Author

Municipal officials under investigation often jump before they are pushed — Western Cape government

COUNCIL CORRUPTION

Municipal officials under investigation often jump before they are pushed — Western Cape government

By Suné Payne

Local government graft: Blame it on the Excel spreadsheets

BUSINESS MAVERICK

Local government graft: Blame it on the Excel spreadsheets

By Ed Stoddard

Eastern Cape municipalities' Eskom debt soars to ‘alarming’ R2bn despite summons, missed deadlines and threats

UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE

Eastern Cape municipalities' Eskom debt soars to ‘alarming’ R2bn despite summons, missed deadlines and threats

By Estelle Ellis

Task team appointed to save Amathole district municipality – salary freeze scrapped

Uncooperative Governance

Task team appointed to save Amathole district municipality – salary freeze scrapped

By Estelle Ellis

ANC wants MEC Anton Bredell fired after Public Protector's finding on municipal appointment

WESTERN CAPE

ANC wants MEC Anton Bredell fired after Public Protector's finding on municipal appointment

By Suné Payne

How civil society is stepping in when small-town Karoo municipalities fail

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

How civil society is stepping in when small-town Karoo municipalities fail

By Johann Kirsten and Ingrid Schöffman

The 2021 local elections and the extended age of chaos and power contestation

ANALYSIS

The 2021 local elections and the extended age of chaos and power contestation

By Stephen Grootes

Dullah Omar Institute Report scrutinises how transparent municipal procurement is

Maverick Citizen

Dullah Omar Institute Report scrutinises how transparent municipal procurement is

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Local economic development must widen horizons for black people, says town planner Lulu Gwagwa

MAVERICK CITIZEN

Local economic development must widen horizons for black people, says town planner Lulu Gwagwa

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Fiscal reality check: SAA bailout, public servants’ wage freeze and service delivery under the spotlight

Parliament

Fiscal reality check: SAA bailout, public servants’ wage freeze and service delivery under the spotlight

By Marianne Merten

Nontando Zintle Ngamlana: Making unseen people visible

Maverick Citizen: Friday Activist

Nontando Zintle Ngamlana: Making unseen people visible

By Estelle Ellis

Joburg electricity costs spiral as city suffers Covid-19 revenue loss

Power Trip (Part One)

Joburg electricity costs spiral as city suffers Covid-19 revenue loss

By Ferial Haffajee

South Africans increasingly think their vote makes no difference – IJR survey

NEWSFLASH

South Africans increasingly think their vote makes no difference – IJR survey

By Karabo Mafolo

Local government elections 2021 – a chance to put the ‘public’ back into public institutions

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

Local government elections 2021 – a chance to put the ‘public’ back into public institutions

By Pamela Silwana and Ayal Belling