South Africa Blames Its Water Crisis on the Municipalities
Ramaphosa told parliament the water crisis stems from municipal failures, as audits put 47 percent of South Africa's wastewater works...
August 28, 2026Topic
Municipalities
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
South Africa Turns Off the Money Tap to 69 Municipalities
South African municipalities lost their July transfers: Treasury froze R13.5 billion across 69 councils, including R3.6 billion for Johannesburg.
July 12, 2026
Brazil’s Minister of Regional Development says he has US$1.3 billion to invest in urban mobility
Minister of Regional Development Rogério Marinho said yesterday, September 20, that the government has R$7 (US$1.3) billion in funds to...
September 21, 2021
Puerto Rico requires vaccination against Covid-19 for government employees
Puerto Rico's governor Pierluisi ordered that government agencies require all employees who work in person to be vaccinated against Covid-19
July 28, 2021
Brazil Human Development Up 50 Percent
Brazil’s Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) rose nearly fifty percent in twenty years, the UNDP Brazil 2013 Human Development Atlas...
July 30, 2013
More Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud: Daily
Allegations of Minha Casa Minha Vida (My House My Life) fraud continue in Brazil as low income familes in the...
June 10, 2013
Rousseff Position on Oil Royalties: Daily
Brazil’s deputies are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties, following boos from mayors...
May 17, 2012