municipal governance

The Special Investigating Unit has accused Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku of blocking a corruption investigation into 23 municipal staff, while Cape Town's Geordin Hill-Lewis emerges as frontrunner in the Democratic Alliance's mayoral leadership discussions.

South Africa's major parties consolidated their strongholds in February by-elections across three provinces, while Johannesburg's embattled Mayor Dada Morero confronts another motion of no confidence as the city council prepares to elect a deputy mayor.

Three major South African municipalities are simultaneously grappling with severe governance challenges, including coalition tensions threatening Johannesburg's mayor, a R5.3 billion deficit in Tshwane, and service delivery protests in Gqeberha.

From South Africa's municipal governance to Kenya's civil service tensions and Nigeria's legislative aspirations, political leadership capabilities are facing renewed examination across the continent.

South Africa's judicial system confronts governance failures and transnational incidents as a court orders municipal dissolution despite appeals while former Zimbabwean first lady's son faces attempted murder charges.

While SAMWU secures a 3.5% salary increase for over 21,000 City of Tshwane employees, a crucial council meeting to address corruption allegations against Madibeng's mayor faces indefinite postponement, highlighting the contrasting fortunes of South African local governance.

Ekurhuleni escalates disciplinary action against senior officials implicated in corruption probes, while civil society groups in Mangaung point to nepotism and political interference as root causes of sustained service delivery failures.