While the financial sustainability of South Africa’s eight metropolitan councils has improved slightly, their average score from Ratings Afrika is a mere 43 out of 100, which the agency says is concerning. The Midvaal Municipality in Gauteng and Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape have been identified as the most financially sustainable municipalities in South Africa by governance rating agency, Ratings Afrika. This was revealed in its recently published Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI), which gauges the financial sustainability of the 104 largest local municipalities plus 8 metros in South Africa, Lerato Mbele is in conversation with Principal at Ratings Afrika, Charl Kocks.

<p>While the financial sustainability of South Africa’s eight metropolitan councils has improved slightly, their average score from Ratings Afrika is a mere 43 out of 100, which the agency says is concerning. The Midvaal Municipality in Gauteng and Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape have been identified as the most financially sustainable municipalities in South Africa by governance rating agency, Ratings Afrika. This was revealed in its recently published Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI), which gauges the financial sustainability of the 104 largest local municipalities plus 8 metros in South Africa, Lerato Mbele is in conversation with Principal at Ratings Afrika, Charl Kocks.</p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.</p>

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