Municipalities

Dihlabeng local municipality Executive Mayor Tseki alongside Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality Executive Mayor Conny Msibi
Municipalities
Communities drive IDP, budget priorities at joint municipal engagement
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM — Community voices took centre stage as residents of Bohlokong and surrounding...
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MMC Mamorena Bohlale addressing the residents gathered in Phuthaditjhaba during Maluti-a-Phofung's budget and IDP public participation session.
Municipalities
Community anger boils over at MAP IDP, budget meeting
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – Frustration over failing services, weak revenue collection and exclusion from...
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MKP Vusi Tshabalala says 26/27 MAP draft budget undermines the poor
Municipalities
MAP draft budget ‘will punish the poor’ - Tshabalala
By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – Mounting pressure is building on the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality as criticism...
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Free State MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Ketso Makume tabling the Finance budget speech
Business
Treasury cracks down on failing municipalities
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – The Free State Treasury has drawn a hard line against municipal dysfunction,...
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Free State Agriculture, rural Development and Environmental Affairs MEC Elzabé Rockman.
Municipalities
Municipal misalignment stalls rural growth in Thabo Mofutsanyana
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM – Weak coordination between district and local municipalities is emerging as...
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DDM champion and Director at the Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Bernard Mphahlele during the DDM one plan two day workshop
Municipalities
Stakeholders unite to fast-track DDM One Plan rollout
By Emily Setona CLARENS – Government, municipalities and non-state actors have moved to tighten coordination...
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Community members of Dihlabeng Local Municipality during ward committee empowerment programme
Municipalities
Ward committees confront Dihlabeng over service delivery collapse
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM – Angry residents across Dihlabeng have confronted municipal leadership over...
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Cogta MEC Saki Mokoena not impressed FS municipalities
Municipalities
MEC admits municipalities still failing despite “progress”
By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – Free State Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Saki Mokoena...
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Newly appointed Executive Mayor Of Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality Tumelo Thebe.
Municipalities
Thebe reshapes mayoral committee in bid to steady MAP governance
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – Newly elected Maluti-a-Phofung Executive Mayor, Cllr Tumelo Thebe, has moved...
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Joint meeting between Dihlabeng management team and MPAC.
Municipalities
MPAC probes irregular spending in Dihlabeng
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM – The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) in Dihlabeng Local Municipality...
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