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Safer Sanitation Solutions

Robert Erasmus, managing director at Sanitech, shares why eradicating pit latrines in South Africa is a dire human rights issue.

Homelessness Within A Policy Vacuum

Without a co-ordinated national policy to address the plight of the homeless, municipalities must come up with responses to the growing number of people living on the streets, writes Anél Lewis.

Time To Transform

Systems, infrastructure, maintenance, and data are the lynchpins of effective digital transformation and service delivery, writes Tersia Booyzen.

Boosting Collaboration Between The Private And Public Sectors

SPONSORED: The Impact Catalyst initiative stands to play a vital role in ensuring that the private and public sectors are aligned with the National Development Plan 2030 at both a provincial and national government level.

Essential For Economic Recovery

Against the backdrop of COVID-19, effective public-private partnerships have become more critical than ever before, writes Dale Hes.

The Road To 2030: Reshaping Local Governments To Meet The SDGs

Local government is the coalface of service delivery — but are cities fit for purpose to drive service delivery to meet the Sustainable Development Goals? Mpho Lukoto finds out.

Resilience Needed To Fight The Effects Of Climate Change

The only way for modern cities to effectively handle climate change is through programmes to build resilience. Rodney Weidemann reports.

Municipalities To Benefit From New Project

A new project, funded jointly by the South African Local Government Association and the European Union, will help build capacity for several local municipalities.

Young Leaders In Action

SALGA celebrates the exceptional youth leaders in local government and commemorates the fallen youth of 1976. Lwando Njamela writes.

Unlocking Communication Barriers

Mwangi Githahu reveals how a media and stakeholder engagement programme is equipping municipal leaders with communication skills to foster better relations with stakeholders.

Trends In Public Infrastructure Spending

Between 1998/99 and 2016/17, the public sector spent more than R2.7-trillion on infrastructure.

SALGA Labour Law Seminar

SALGA shared information on fair labour practice, labour relations management and performance management during the inaugural local government Labour Law Seminar.

Where Does SA’s Energy Future Lie?

With changing customer requirements, an increased focus on renewables and a desire for improved service delivery, the country’s energy needs are changing, and Eskom will need to change too if it is to remain a key player.

Water Is Life And Sanitation Is Dignity

During the 2018 budget vote speech, deputy minister of water and sanitation Pamela Tshwete reported that the Department of Water and Sanitation has made progress in advancing the role of women in the sector through the mentorship programme.

For Sustainability

During her budget speech earlier this year, Minister Edna Molewa shared that the environmental sector continues to be a source and facilitator of investment, job creation, entrepreneurship and skills development – in line with the key objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP).