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Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has urged the country not to allow COVID-19 to keep it from reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on gender equality.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says effective service delivery is “vitally important” not only for local communities but also for creating a fertile environment for economic growth.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has told the National Assembly that the District Development Model (DDM) presents the best way to assist municipalities to function more effectively and optimally.

The golden era of urban planning in South Africa is not just a distant memory, but a living legacy that can be rekindled, say the ‘Young Urbanists’, a new generation of urban professionals eager to take on the responsibilities to make South Africa a country with vibrant cities and towns that pr...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) presented its submission on the Division of Revenue Bill (allocations to provincial and local government) to Parliament’s Standing Committee: Appropriations. COSATU welcomes the significant increases in funding allocated to various infrastructure investments, in particular water, roads and public transport.  These amount to over R903 billion over the next three years.  If actioned, they can help create badly needed jobs, moderni...

This follows the failure of the department to monitor and evaluate provincial departments, entities and municipalities. The Auditor-General (AG), Tsakani Maluleke, recently released a r...

The DM168 team brainstormed some suggestions for members of the new Cabinet. Read on about our collective shortlist, and also have your say about who should stay and who should go. The DM168 team brainstormed some suggestions for members of the new Cabinet.

The visit is to take place on Tuesday, 24 January 2023.Kubayi will visit Strydenburg Combined School in Thembelihle Local Municipality and Phakamisani High School in Mthanjeni Local Municipa...

The how-to is lacking in all the plans implemented to build the nation, so they fail to rise to scale