These municipalities are wasting the most taxpayer money

Unauthorised, irregular and wasteful expenditure at municipalities has reached R122...

No more credit cards or free lunches: new rules for municipalities limit cars, consultants, and fancy chairs

On 1 July the long-planned Municipal Cost Containment Regulations will limit local...

These are South Africa's most financially independent municipalities – including Nkandla

Some 28 municipalities – a quarter of them in the North West – generate more than 89% of...

Gauteng metros lost R5 billion in electricity last year – but Ekurhuleni is doing a lot better than Joburg and Tshwane

Ekurhuleni has much lower "non-technical" electricity loss than Johannesburg or Tshwane,...

23 Ekurhuleni councillors paid their bills late last year – including mayor Mzwandile Masina

It's own councillors owed it only around R61,000 for their rates and taxes at the end of...

The City of Johannesburg has a debt problem – and its own councillors owe it more than R1 million

The City of Johannesburg now has more than R16 billion owing from residents that it does...