
The time is ripe to rethink ways councils generate revenue – by Miyelani Holeni
For any council to function, it needs residents, businesses to consistently pay for services If residents do not pay for services, municipalities will definitely
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For any council to function, it needs residents, businesses to consistently pay for services If residents do not pay for services, municipalities will definitely
The past two-and-a-bit years have been characterised by so much bad news on the economic front that society has become numb to the pain of
As the economy begins to recover, municipalities are expected to play a vital role which requires them to improve their revenue collection. Historically, municipalities have
South African municipalities have well-documented struggles of service delivery that routinely lead to community unrest. The country lies in a region that is expected to
South African organisations have truly embraced the global boom in big data. Many have invested significantly to build big data capabilities that are already delivering value in terms of revenue growth, risk avoidance and efficiency.
Twenty-four years after the birth of local government, we have reached a point where there are more questions than answers regarding the functioning and performance of this crucial sphere of government.
Revenue management is not a value proposition. When one of my business partners and I entered that classroom in February 2019 in Accra, Ghana, we were skeptical about how the week ahead would turn out.
The advent of prepaid metering at the start of the millennium was predicted to be a game-changer for the financial health and cash flow of municipalities. Prepaid meters were preferred by both financial and technical managers alike.
Are grants giving local government a myopic view of the possibility of other funding options, or is the financial situation dire and grants the only way out, asks consultant Berni Muzenda.
Municipalities in SA come up with several plans every few years to improve service delivery. These include integrated development, local economic development, water and sanitation, integrated transport, electricity, etc.