It might be belated, but it’s a bold step nonetheless. The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed to allocating 30% of its procurement spending to township-based businesses. In a statement, the provincial government said its departments would have to prioritise purchases Read the full story
Judging from the trend of events, Gauteng, the country’s richest province will have to seek alternatives to diversify its economy from over-dependence on mining and steel industries. The Province’s Premier, David Makhura, said this today during the Gauteng City Region Read the full story
On the occasion of celebrating 15 years of the existence of local municipalities, it is just natural to take stock of their performance, more especially, the quality of services to end users. Of course, the results are mixed. But in Read the full story
South Africa, a higher middle income country, is privileged to have better access to financial resources than most of its Southern African peers. Nonetheless, this has not worked to the country’s advantage as redtape from dysfunctional municipalities continues to hinder Read the full story
To assist the National Treasury in stemming the tide of financial wastage in local authorities, SAP South Africa tells Transform SA that it intends to engage with its ecosystem and local government with a view to assisting local government municipalities Read the full story
Whether you are productive or not, one is still paid, according to the country’s labour regulations. This provision has been attributed to contributing to the low level of productivity in the economy. Now, a new arrangement should compel the government Read the full story
There is an African proverb which goes: when two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. And in this context, the elephants are the local councils and the central government, on the one hand, and the grass are residents Read the full story
Things are happening in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, one of the country’s most famous townships, thanks to the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP), which is aimed at improving the lives of its more vulnerable residents. The Read the full story
Dealing with the high level of corruption in the awarding of low-cost houses has been a big challenge for a while. Now, the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements is planning to digitise the province’s waiting list for beneficiaries. It will Read the full story