With only 16% of municipalities passing audits, South Africans face failing water systems, roads and governance. The coming elections test not only politics but morality, highlighting a growing call for divine restoration
Declining trust in local governments, exacerbated by poor service delivery and political instability, threatens democracy and demands urgent action for reform
Revitalise municipal accountability by ensuring the effective implementation of the auditor general’s recommendations
People have installed solar panels and found other water sources, with some negative consequences
The political heavyweight says corrupt officials and factionalists would be the first to go
The rise of hung councils has required amendments to the Municipal Structures Act to improve stability and governance
Pietermaritzburg residents allege corruption and mismanagement as well as problems with the new billing system
Electoral committee secretary Chief Matsila says the process is airtight and the provincial secretary could not have tampered with it
