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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly about planning, maintenance and delivery rather than funding. Auditor-General findings illustrate the scale of the challenge facing municipalities.
INFRASTRUCTURE

Poor planning and maintenance undermine South Africa’s infrastructure spending

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly about planning, maintenance and delivery rather than funding. Auditor-General findings…

  • Bani Kgosana
4 min read
The Johannesburg CBD will be among the focus areas for a new multi-agency team established to reclaim hijacked buildings.
GOVERNMENT ACTION

Government launches multi-agency legal strategy to reclaim hijacked buildings

Government has unveiled a new strategy to tackle hijacked state-owned buildings.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
5 min read
National polls can miss the local economic and demographic forces shaping turnout and electoral change. Dr Pali Lehohla argues that census-linked data at enumeration-area level can offer a more detailed view of South Africa’s political landscape.
BALLOT

Decoding the ballot box: Why conventional polling fails without the census mesh

National polls can miss the local economic and demographic forces shaping turnout and electoral change. Dr Pali Lehohla argues that census-linked data at enumeration-area level…

  • Pali Lehohla
4 min read