South Africa's government has started a process to review the current legislation that deals with local government.

This comes as many local municipalities fail to deliver on services they are constitutionally required to deliver to citizens because of corruption and mostly because they are broke.

Resolving problems at the municipal level will become more urgent as the country heads to local government elections in 2026.

However, experts say while corruption is no doubt a big issue, the bigger problem is the funding methodology that the national treasury uses to fund municipalities.

Our reporter Dimakatso Leshoro spoke to Gundo Maswime, a lecturer at the University of Cape Town and an expert and researcher in municipal infrastructure.

South Africa's government has started a process to review the current legislation that deals with local government.
This comes as many local municipalities fail to deliver on services they are constitutionally required to deliver to citizens because of corruption and mostly because they are broke.
Resolving problems at the municipal level will become more urgent as the country heads to local government elections in 2026.
However, experts say while corruption is no doubt a big issue, the bigger problem is the funding methodology that the national treasury uses to fund municipalities.
Our reporter Dimakatso Leshoro spoke to Gundo Maswime, a lecturer at the University of Cape Town and an expert and researcher in municipal infrastructure.

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