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Tools of the trade: When the city manager took up his position, the electricity department had one bakkie to cover Qwaqwa. He has since equipped the municipality with the needed vehicles.
ELECTRICITY OUTAGES

Prisoners, parolees and ghost workers on municipality payroll

Maluti-a-Phofung city manager Mzwakhe Mofokeng is on the warpath to stamp out rampant and entrenched corruption bringing the town to its knees

  • Lunga Mzangwe
8 min read
Good examples: In Midvaal, the library was teeming with locals who had access to free wifi and computers provided by the municipality. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ANC

In Midvaal, the evidence suggests the DA does govern better

Even the informal settlements have running water, uninterrupted electricity and their own toilets

  • Lunga Mzangwe
8 min read
Mess: Comparisons are often drawn between Midvaal and the badly run Emfuleni municipality next door. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy
ANC

For Emfuleni residents, life is a daily grind of service delivery failures

The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
7 min read
Simone Cooper, Head of Business and Commercial Banking at Standard Bank
AFRICAN SMES

Standard Bank’s R2 billion loan injection helps SA’s small businesses beat load-shedding and build solid futures

By helping SMEs finance their generators and solar power, they remain sustainable and productive

  • Standard Bank
3 min read