7 articles tagged with “service delivery”
From Lagos to Johannesburg, residents are mounting sustained protests over basic services, signaling a shift from petitions to direct action as patience with government inertia runs out.
Three major South African municipalities are simultaneously grappling with severe governance challenges, including coalition tensions threatening Johannesburg's mayor, a R5.3 billion deficit in Tshwane, and service delivery protests in Gqeberha.
From security lapses at Kenyan airports to water crises in South African provinces, regional governments across Africa face mounting pressure to address service delivery failures and financial accountability gaps that threaten development.
Lagos authorities shut down a public toilet in Ebute Metta for discharging untreated sewage into drains, while residents in Surulere report paying premium electricity rates without receiving reliable power supply.
Despite major infrastructure spending including a R7-billion dam in Lesotho and emergency tanker contracts in Johannesburg, residents across southern Africa continue facing severe water shortages amid governance failures and tender irregularities.
Ekurhuleni escalates disciplinary action against senior officials implicated in corruption probes, while civil society groups in Mangaung point to nepotism and political interference as root causes of sustained service delivery failures.
Bulawayo faces city-wide water cuts as electricity outages cripple pumping stations, while ZESA faces a landmark US$66,000 compensation order for negligence—highlighting the compounding failures in Zimbabwe's essential services.