On 15 August 2019, the FF Plus filed a criminal complaint against the mayor, Mr Nkosenjani Speelman, and the municipal manager, Mr Elias Tsoaeli, of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality due to the municipality’s collapse of service delivery. Residents who live in the municipal region are affected by the problem of sewage running down the streets..
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Matjhabeng: From city of gold to city of sewage – residents’ properties were flooded with sewage for days because sewage pipes were leaking but were not being fixed
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Empty promises leave Free State residents fuming, Mayor’s house burnt down due to frustration on water crisis
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Mayor Mamiki Mokoena, of the Nketoana municipality, which includes Reitz, Petrus Steyn, Arlington and Lindley in the Free State, house in Petrus Steyn has been destroyed after angry residents burnt it down to show their anger towards the shortage of water in the areas. Residents’ anger over the ongoing water crisis has apparently boiled over..
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ANC at fault for municipal chaos, collapse of infrastructure and to blame for water shortages
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The single biggest reason why residents in certain municipal regions have water shortages is the chaos in municipalities across the country, particularly those under ANC governance that do not pay their water accounts. The Minister admitted that part of the problem is the collapse of infrastructure. It is too bad that she did not also..
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Free State municipal building torched by illegal protectors, regarding lack of service delivery
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A municipal building was set alight in the Boshof area in the Tokologo Local Municipality in the Free State, just a few days after residents of Seretse Township near Boshof embarked on an illegal protest against the municipality on Wednesday. Police spokesperson, Thabo Covane, tells OFM News the disgruntled residents were warned by the Public..
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Rats infest Durban CBD because of uncollected rubbish on the streets, Business and tourism now being threatened
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Durban – Traders in the City centre say their businesses and health have been affected by the huge rat population that has continued to grow because of uncollected rubbish on the streets.
They say there has been an overall decline in business and tourism while the condition of buildings has also deteriorated. Areas popular with hawkers such as Warwick Junction Market, Mahatma Gandhi precinct, Berea and Durban Workshop taxi ranks as well as bus terminals have been most affected.
Pinky Nyathela, who trades at the Warwick Junction Market, said the number of rats had tripled since she began trading in 2016. “There are more rats than usual and they are becoming bigger. They are not scared of people, they look straight at you,” she said.
Health experts said the rat infestation posed a great risk which could “explode” if not brought under control.
“The city hasn’t been very good in dealing with this problem. Rats can spread over 35 diseases and carry a
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Violent protesters torched state-of-the-art community library estimated at R12 million in North West town, Ottosdal
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A multi-million rand library was torched in Letsopa near Ottosdal, North West, during a violent protest. North West Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation MEC Virginia Tlhapi has condemned the destruction of a multi-million rand library in Letsopa near Ottosdal during violent protests that erupted on Monday. The Letsopa community library was a state-of-the-art library that..
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Ekurhuleni Mayor connected with toilet tender scandal to the value of R1,9 billion denies that he has done anything wrong
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The mayor from Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, refused to accept that he had done anything wrong in the scandal of a R1,9 billion chemical toilet bid. He tried to explain that the three-card tender awarded in June 2016 could not be his fault as he only started as mayor in May 2016. He says the media..
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Urban municipalities’ power-shock – Prepaid electricity charges cause huge uproar from consumers
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The City Council of Johannesburg quietly withdrew the new prepaid electricity rate charged to consumers. The application of the municipal levy came as a surprise because it was not included in the proposed budget of the CityPower’s tariff document released in March. The R200 levy was quietly withdrawn and was not charged against consumers on..
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City of Joburg only has 6 working fire engines – it is definitely currently facing a crisis when it comes to its firefighting capabilities
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The City’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) spokesperson, Nana Radebe, confirmed to News24 that the municipality had 12 fire engines at the moment, six of which have gone for repairs. They are expected back next week. One Johannesburg resident was left fuming on Wednesday after his Linden house was gutted by a fire. The City had..
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ANC-managed Victor Khanye municipality apparently owes more than R100m to water, and about R46m to electricity – residents now demand to know who are the culprits stealing all the money
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“We all pay our municipal bills regularly, who are stealing all the money”, is the question now asked by Delmas and local residents after it became known that millions of rand are in arrears on water and electricity. The Victor Khanye municipality, which includes Delmas, apparently owes more than R100m to water, and about R46m..
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Prepare for total collapse, led by municipalities – recent collapses of basic services at several municipalities are not irregularities, they are omens of nationwide collapses
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The recent collapses of water services in Grahamstown and the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast are not anomalies. They are harbingers of nationwide collapses. The auditor-general, conveniently for the government, waited until after the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa to release his annual report. The president should be appropriately grateful. The bad news..
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Employees of thirty municipalities may not receive salaries due to a shortage of funds – caused by lack of skill of councils and mismanagement of funds
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It appears that thirty municipalities do not have enough funds to pay their workers at the end of June. This causes medical aid, pension contributions and other policies to fall in arrears and workers are at risk of discontinuing benefits from providers. The latest report shows that municipalities struggle with debt over billions of rand’s..
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How do you explain it? Only 18 of the 257 municipalities in South Africa are functionally correct
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The Auditor-General, Kimi Makwetu, pointed out the big sore in the economy of the country. In his latest report, he shows that politicians and officials simply ignore his office’s recommendations. The other truth that emerges is that municipal councils do not have the necessary skills to handle finance. Only 18 of the 257 municipalities in..
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SAPS members in Ekurhuleni arrested for attempting to extort R5 million from mayoral committee
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JOHANNESBURG – Ekurhuleni police have arrested three South African Police Service (SAPS) members for attempting to extort R5 million from a member of the mayoral committee (MMC). The city said the trio approached councillor Lesiba Mpya claiming they had a dossier containing evidence of alleged corruption against the MMC, Mayor Mzwandile Masina and other senior..
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But will officials abide? – Massive changes for how municipalities can spend your money – here’s what you need to know
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The South African government has gazetted new cost containing measures for municipalities, which will curb what officials can blow taxpayer’s money on. The new rules fall under the Municipal Cost Containment Regulations for 2019, which was gazetted in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act. National Treasury said that the objective of the new rules..
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