Treasury draws a line on failing municipalities
Treasury freezes July funding to 69 municipalities, including Joburg, in its toughest push yet for fiscal discipline…
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Real Politics: Vaal result shows voters are harder to keep
A by-election in Emfuleni, in which the DA seized control of an ANC stronghold, is evidence that voters are demanding delivery over loyalty or…
Real Politics: voters want service delivery, not ideology
Zille’s Joburg campaign is a bet that voters want working taps and lit streets – not foreign-policy fights. The 2026 local polls will test…
Political suicide for the ANC in Joburg
After Enoch Godongwana’s eviscerating letter to Joburg, the majority party in the metro has vanishingly few places to turn…
Why Godongwana had to rebuke Morero on Joburg’s debt crisis
Fund manager Ian Scott argues Joburg should be priced deep in junk. The finance minister’s letter to the mayor just made his case…
How Eskom and Transnet are blocking growth reforms
Transnet and Eskom are acting as both referee and player, says BLSA, while political interference at municipalities is as bad as ever…
Arrears, defaults, denial: the limits of South Africa’s leadership
South Africa is beset by a culture of non-payment. The country’s political leadership doesn’t seem to be all that seized with the crisis…
Borrow now, pay later: Joburg’s budgetary balancing act
Given its dire financial position, it’s no surprise Joburg took out a R3bn short-term loan to tide it over…
Budget by the numbers: tax relief and a break for diamond miners
From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget…
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