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South African residents supplied by municipal power providers will pay more for electricity from Tuesday, 1 July 2025.
Bloemfontein - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) minister Zweli Mkhize says municipalities facing operational challenges should take the lead in addressing their challenges.
Mangaung, based in Bloemfontein in the Free State, was the worst performer with Tshwane coming in second last. Cape Town was the best-performing metro.
Bloemfontein - Municipalities in the Free State owe Eskom almost R2bn and the bulk electricity supplier is threatening to cut off the power supply to a host of municipalities in the province as a ...
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AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality The Bloemfontein High Court has ordered the Free State government to dissolve the failing ...
Bloemfontein - Four Free State municipalities have violated the human rights of citizens in not providing water and sanitation, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday.
More electricity hikes are coming after municipalities received approval to go ahead with increases of up to 14%.
The best rates were available from Bloemfontein’s power distributor Centlec, which offers customers a feed-in tariff of R1.62 in the summer (low-demand season) and R2.11 in the winter (high ...
BLOEMFONTEIN - The South African Municipal Workers Union is up in arms. SAMWU has condemned municipalities in the Free State, for defaulting on pension fund contributions.
Bloemfontein - Municipalities in the Free State owe Eskom almost R2bn and the bulk electricity supplier is threatening to cut off the power supply to a host of municipalities in the province as a ...
Average municipal scores by province. Source: Governance Performance Index ... Mangaung, based in Bloemfontein in the Free State, was the worst performer with Tshwane coming in second last.