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From deposit-takers to partners â how banks can rescue SAâs municipalities (opens the original)
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South African banks have long treated municipalities as transactional clients looking for deposit accounts, lending facilities and transaction fees. But as local government implodes under technical insolvency, revenue collapse and governance failure, this model is no longer tenable. Miyelani Holeni is a government and economic expert specialising in revenue management, governance and climate change. Banks are at a unique vantage point. As deposit holders and lenders of first resort, they should
Rescuing the unrescuable â Why SAâs municipal insolvency regime needs surgery (opens the original)
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South Africaâs local government landscape is littered with the walking dead. Municipalities that cannot pay creditors, cannot deliver water, and cannot keep the lights on â yet cannot be liquidated. This is the third in a series of four articles on the state of SAâs municipalities and just how they can be fixed. You can read part one here, and part two here. Miyelani Holeni is a government and economic expert specialising in revenue management, governance and climate change. They are techn
Beyond a âreturn to basicsâ â solving SAâs municipal revenue crisis (opens the original)
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South Africaâs local government revenue crisis is no longer a slow burn â it is a structural collapse. Despite years of âreturn to basicsâ rhetoric, revenue continues to dip across all municipalities. This is the second in a series of four articles on the state of South Africaâs municipalities and how they can be fixed. You can read the first part of the series here. Miyelani Holeni is a government and economic expert specialising in revenue management, governance and climate change. T
Metro Trading Services Reform â a R54bn gamble on accountability (opens the original)
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Can a R54bn fiscal intervention save South Africaâs decomposing cities, or will this aggressive utility restructuring simply create new playgrounds for political corruption? This is the first in a series of four articles on the subject. Miyelani Holeni is a government and economic expert specialising in revenue management, governance and climate change. South Africaâs metros are heading towards a crisis. Home to more than 22 million people and generating more than 60% of national GDP, these
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