Maverick News ‘Cautious optimism that mini-budget will deliver the goods despite low growth’ 4 min 11 By Victoria O’Regan
Nelson Mandela Bay Why I fled Makhanda — fired Cogta’s Mr Fixit says his life was threatened 6 min 8 By Estelle Ellis
Maverick News Make municipalities work by appointing qualified staff — Cogta’s Hlabisa 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
Maverick News Auditor-General sounds alarm on governance crisis in SA’s biggest cities, gives Cape Town the thumbs up 5 min 6 By Victoria O’Regan
Maverick News How’s your municipality faring? A visual breakdown of the latest municipal audits 1 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
Maverick News Call for institutional oversight at initiation schools as Eastern Cape death toll passes 25 3 min 12 By Lisakanya Venna
Our Burning Planet Cogta minister vows to strictly monitor R1.44bn in disaster relief funds allocated to municipalities 6 min 1 By Julia Evans
South Africa ‘Time to pay up,’ Cogta Minister Hlabisa tells municipalities as government reviews funding models 6 min 7 By Suné Payne
Maverick News Tongaat Hulett granted interdict in battle over disputed land amid community claims and tensions 8 min 7 By Chris Makhaye
South Africa Cogta’s axeing of community workers likely to plunge people into instant poverty, say unions 4 min 7 By Naledi Sikhakhane
Maverick News Hlabisa calls for urgent action, moots initiation suspension as deaths linked to traditional practise rise 4 min 8 By Lisakanya Venna and Estelle Ellis
Maverick News Municipalities have to function, emphasises Hlabisa as critics question Cogta plans 4 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
Maverick Citizen Early childhood development — moving beyond departmental silos 4 min 3 By Tshepo Mantjé
Maverick News Western Cape’s Kannaland leaders summoned to Parliament after virtual meeting no-show 3 min 3 By Suné Payne
Maverick Citizen ‘We have lost everything,’ say Tshelimnyama residents after repeated floods ravage KZN 5 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
Maverick Citizen City Power ditches plan to cut Charlotte Maxeke hospital’s electricity over unpaid R41m bill 3 min 6 By Lerato Mutsila
Maverick News EC municipality head of good governance embroiled in alleged tender scandal worth R3.5-million 2 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Punish municipal mediocrity and maladministration, says SA Local Government Association 4 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo
Maverick News Government scraps State of Disaster on energy, says existing laws will suffice to fight power crisis 5 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
Our Burning Planet Durban agrees to provide ‘action plan’ on sewage pollution — one year after the floods 5 min 0 By Tony Carnie
Maverick News Service delivery collapse as Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality fails to spend grant allocations 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
