Municipalities must protect people’s right to water
Municipalities and other local authorities must see to it that private corporations don’t threaten people’s access to affordable, sufficient, safe and clean water, writes Dr Khulekani Moyo. Access to...
View ArticleCouncils meeting financial reporting deadlines
South African municipalities have improved their financial reporting. This is the view of the chief executive of South Africa’s Local Government Association (SALGA). Local government bodies are...
View ArticleEco-logic award winners announced
Following a nail-biting month or so for finalists, the Eco-Logic Awards ceremony for 2013 took place on Thursday, 26 September at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng. Hosted by […]
View ArticleFocusing on the future
The water risks facing South Africa cannot be addressed by government alone. Collaborative partnerships between the public and private sectors, such as those entered into by Sasol, will be essential […]
View ArticleEastern Cape Municipalities’ water problems to be discussed in parliament
Water supply problems in several Eastern Cape Municipalities will be discussed in parliament next week. This follows another water supply crisis in the Eastern Cape city of Grahamstown. Source:...
View ArticleGreen Drop awards on hold
The Progress Assessment Tool for the2014 Green Drop process starts in September 2013, with municipalities expected to respond by December 2013, according to Solomon Makate, Department of Water Affairs....
View Article“No Drop” assessment tool rolled out
The Department of Water Affairs has officially announced the roll-out of the “No Drop” report Assessments that are part of efforts to increase water use efficiency and to reduce leakages […]
View ArticleTackling water loss: A new approach is required
Much has been written about the unacceptably high non-revenue water losses suffered by most municipalities and it is common knowledge that there are few water supply authorities that can claim […]
View ArticleFunding proposals for effective waste management
With the majority of municipalities facing serious economic, social and environmental challenges related to solid waste management, innovative solutions for financing this management are needed to...
View ArticleApply now for Misa bursary!
The Misa technical bursary programme: applications for the 2014 academic year now open. The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is a government component accountable to the Minister of...
View ArticleEasy payment system for municipalities
A highly efficient and effective financial payment and administration solution for local authorities and municipalities has been developed through the recent merger of two companies. This system will...
View ArticleNorthwest municipalities obstruct provincial intervention
Northwest Premier, Thandi Modise, has stated that municipalities in the province under Section 154 and Section 139 (1) (b) interventions have obstructed progress in delivering according to their...
View ArticleA game changer in the water storage industry
SBS Water Systems is a proudly South African owned company, providing water storage solutions in Southern Africa and beyond. It is able to rapidly deliver and install tanks for clients […]
View ArticleBad metering, bad billing, bad water security
Much has been written about the unacceptably high non-revenue water losses suffered by most municipalities.It is common knowledge that there are few water supply authorities that can claim a water […]
View ArticleOMSA supplies industrial water filters to Bloemfontein water supplier
The need for water supplies to be efficiently managed and operated has never been as important as it currently is when one looks at the amount of contaminated water reports […]
View ArticleInfrastructure spend must reflect city layout
Statistician General Pali Lehohla says policies and spend on infrastructure must reflect that more people are living on the fringes of metros. “As far as Gauteng is concerned, that is […]
View ArticleANC NEC members to assist struggling municipalities with service delivery
ANC NEC members are in the province to assist struggling municipalities with service delivery issues. The province was rocked by a wave of violent protests earlier this year. Source: sabcdigitalnews […]
View ArticleKZN COGTA cracks the whip on municipal procurement
The excessive use of “emergency deviation” from the standard procurement regulations by municipalities was highlighted at the two-day municipal finance mini-conference hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleCreating a benchmark for municipal performance
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) recently released the Annual Report on Water Services as part of the Municipal Benchmarking Initiative (MBI) project initiated by SALGA in 2011 in...
View ArticleCoGTA to monitor municipalities
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Pravin Gordhan says CoGTA will work closely with municipalities to ensure their effectiveness. Ahead of his Budget Vote speech,...
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