Buffalo City plans to take the lead in implementing the new national Human Settlement Plan, creating environments that include amenities such as schools and clinics as well as houses.

The first bond to be issued by the City of Johannesburg under a pioneering public borrowing programme was 3,8 times over subscribed, and should serve as a model for other municipalites.

From helping to sort out billing hiccups to training financial staff, the Gauteng provincial government is taking a benevolent big brother role to helping municipalities.

Representatives from the South African Local Government Association (Salga) have been meeting in East London at its sixth AGM to "chart a way forward" in their efforts to help transform local government.

The City of Johannesburg is set to establish a new structure to take charge of its billing and revenue functions. The new unit will be set up as a municipal service entity in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

A recent credit rating report on Buffalo City's finances has confirmed that the City has a strong capacity to repay long-term liabilities and short-term debt.

Government is massively increasing resources in the fight against HIV and AIDS and intends spending more than R3 billion on anti-retroviral drugs alone over the next three years.

The City of Cape Town has set aside nearly R18 billion to provide shelter and create jobs for all citizens by the next decade, Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo said when tabling the city's budget.

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on municipalities to undertake capacity building initiatives to improve service delivery although current legislation had not made any provisions for municipalities to be developers.

Government will deploy support personnel to weaker municipalities from 1 April in an effort to have such municipalities performing better regarding service delivery.

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