Tag: municipalities
VOIS improves operations for South Africa’s municipalities and SOEs
By Larry Claasen
VOIS, a software management platform, has quietly been transforming how state institutions like municipalities and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been improving how they deal with the public.
VOIS is the...
WCG launches electricity wheeling toolkit for municipalities
The Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers and the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities Mireille Wenger launched the Western Cape Government’s electricity wheeling toolkit. The toolkit will support municipalities...
WC outperforms other provinces on service delivery
The DA in the Western Cape welcomes the release of the “non-financial census of municipalities” report by StatsSA.
The report, which measured service delivery of municipalities between 30 June 2020 and 30...
Electricity wheeling and trading explained
THE South African landscape and electricity supply industry is changing rapidly, and as the market evolves, the incentive for municipalities and businesses to procure their own power has become more evident....
Western Cape on emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding on local municipalities
R88.8 million in emergency funding to mitigate impact of loadshedding in local municipalities
At the first provincial Cabinet meeting of the year, held on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, emergency funding needed to...
KSB assisting municipalities
MUNICIPALITIES struggling with potable water distribution and waste water control issues can get assistance from one of the world’s leading suppliers of pumps, valves and related services to Government around the...
Financial management and skills are key to municipal service delivery
Municipalities are not only service delivery centres that provide citizens with basic service such as safe water supply, electricity and health services, but are also accountable for maintaining healthy living conditions...
Western Cape to reduce organic waste in landfills in coming years
The ban on organic waste in landfill sites across the Western Cape has resulted in more efficient waste management by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.
Municipalities with landfills across...
The decline and fall – one in five municipalities in a state of collapse
by Jordan Griffiths, First published by The Daily Maverick on 06 October 2020.
THE collapse of a local municipality is easy to spot. The first warning signs always come from the finance departments. It...
A-G report pinpoints R32billion ‘irregular’ expenditure
A pathetic 7,3% of municipalities get a clean audit
Report reveals R32 billion of irregular expenditure, R7 billion more than 2017/2018
False declarations by suppliers and non-disclosure by employees amounted...
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By Larry Claasen
ZERO Carbon Charge is looking for landlords around the country on major routes to house its electric vehicles (EV) charging stations.
The goal...