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Use quarantine facilities, urges health department boss as province heads for peak infection rate

CORONAVIRUS & WESTERN CAPE

Use quarantine facilities, urges health department boss as province heads for peak infection rate

By Suné Payne

ANC lays complaint with public protector against DA

WESTERN CAPE

ANC lays complaint with public protector against DA

By Suné Payne

In a search for solutions, ANC NEC lekgotla finds itself at a policy dead end

ANALYSIS

In a search for solutions, ANC NEC lekgotla finds itself at a policy dead end

By Marianne Merten

There will be ‘consequences’ for poor municipal management, corruption, warns Gauteng premier David Makhura

GAUTENG

There will be ‘consequences’ for poor municipal management, corruption, warns Gauteng premier David Makhura

By Ayanda Mthethwa

After less than a month, EFF backtracks on decision not to vote in municipal councils

REVOLUTIONARY VOTE FLIP

After less than a month, EFF backtracks on decision not to vote in municipal councils

By Rebecca Davis

Sakhisizwe Municipality and the failures of local government

OP-ED

Sakhisizwe Municipality and the failures of local government

By Haren Naicker

Deteriorating audits: 'The buck stops here,' Mkhize tells municipal bosses

Local government crisis

Deteriorating audits: 'The buck stops here,' Mkhize tells municipal bosses

By Greg Nicolson

Why the law was an ass in Nelson Mandela Bay

OP-ED

Why the law was an ass in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Jaap De Visser

Battleground Tshwane – all politics and no play might make parties pay

ANALYSIS

Battleground Tshwane – all politics and no play might make parties pay

By Stephen Grootes

The way forward for councillors and inept municipalities

OP-ED

The way forward for councillors and inept municipalities

By Jaap De Visser

Nelson Mandela Bay fight – we’d better get used to chaos & loathing in SA’s contested metros

ANALYSIS

Nelson Mandela Bay fight – we’d better get used to chaos & loathing in SA’s contested metros

By Stephen Grootes

Let the facts, and our performance, show that our predictions are correct

RIGHT OF REPLY

Let the facts, and our performance, show that our predictions are correct

By Ipsos

Why counting service delivery protests is more complicated than it seems

ANALYSIS

Why counting service delivery protests is more complicated than it seems

By Rebecca Davis

Municipalities must change the way they are governed

OP-ED

Municipalities must change the way they are governed

By Michael Evans

Financial mismanagement by municipalities perpetuates oppression of women and children

OP-ED

Financial mismanagement by municipalities perpetuates oppression of women and children

By Sediko Rakolote

Overspending, underperforming, threats – welcome to Failed Local Government RSA, 2018

ANALYSIS

Overspending, underperforming, threats – welcome to Failed Local Government RSA, 2018

By Marianne Merten

Op-Ed: Untangling the web of rules governing the DA’s handling of its De Lille problem

South Africa

Op-Ed: Untangling the web of rules governing the DA’s handling of its De Lille problem

By Jaap De Visser

Is it time to rethink local government?

Politics

Is it time to rethink local government?

By Marianne Merten

GroundUp: Child rape case - how poor families struggle for justice

South Africa

GroundUp: Child rape case - how poor families struggle for justice

By GroundUp

Free State of municipal chaos and lip service delivery

South Africa

Free State of municipal chaos and lip service delivery

By Paul Berkowitz

Analysis: The state of municipal capacity

South Africa

Analysis: The state of municipal capacity

By Paul Berkowitz