The City of Joburg will undergo a huge makeover following a major move by the City to implement an integrated and user-friendly transit system in all new residential and business developments, it announced at the recent Transport Stakeholder Forum in Johannesburg.

Management of public finances, particularly in the local government sphere, is a potential weak link in the achievement of the growth objectives of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP). While President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address, and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his budget speech largely avoided the subject, auditor-general (AG) Terence Nombembe highlighted the seriousness of the matter. 

The South African Local Government Association (Salga) recently took part in the Local Government Tourism conference, ‘Why Local Government Matters’, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

The City of Cape Town has signed a R2.4-billion loan credit facility agreement with a French development bank, which will assist it in financing infrastructure projects identified in the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the next five years.

This month, eThekwini Municipality will be signing the Terms of Reference for the Renewable Energy Development Hub (RED Hub) in KwaZulu-Natal, which will make huge strides in the energy sectors within the municipality.