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Local elections matter because they decide who controls the services that shape your daily life. This year's elections will determine who runs South Africa's towns and cities for the next five years.
Elections happen once every few years but accountability needs to happen every day. fixlocal shows you how to weigh in on municipal budgets, work with your councillor, and hold your municipality accountable. Visit fixlocal.org.za to become an active, engaged citizen.
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South African governance is failing, failing its own mandate and failing the people it’s meant to serve. Mismanagement, lack of accountability, unauthorised expenditures, fraud and corruption are evident in all three spheres of government from National to Provincial to Local.
Are you curious about how South Africa's local government system may be changed thanks to a new draft White Paper on local government?
Read some excellent analysis on the Local Government White Paper in this special edition of the Local Government Bulletin.
dullahomarinstitute.org.za/m…
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Tired of electricity and water outages, potholes, sewerage flowing in your streets? @fixlocalorgza can help!
fixlocal is your toolbox for civic action and local accountability. Go to fixlocal.org.za to be inspired by stories of local change and start using our free tools and resources!
#FixLocal #ServiceDelivery #LocalAccountability
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In addition to Ground Work Collective's resources, @fixlocalorgza is running a great civic education series and @PARInstitute has a toolbox full of resources to support civic participation: pari.org.za/toolbox/ #defendourdemocracy #activecitizens
"We are expecting people to participate in democracy but we haven't invested in teaching them about civic education and literacy. Therefore integrating Civic education into the curriculum could help solve our problem".@mbalimcdust @ForDemocracySa @IECSouthAfrica
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"South Africa has a higher voter turnout during national and provincial elections. However it's important for the same energy to be maintained at the local government elections as that more where real change is felt and seen". @mbalimcdust @ForDemocracySa @IECSouthAfrica
We have a date! The local government elections will be held on Wednesday, the 4th of November 2026. Are you, your friends, neighbours, family and coworkers registered to vote?
Go to registertovote.elections.org… to register online with the IEC today. Registering to vote is easy, quick and makes sure that you can choose which local leaders will make decisions for neighbourhood over the next 5 years.
#registertovote #localelections #LGE2026 #fixlocal
Do you know what kind of role your councillor should (and shouldn’t) have in how your municipality spends public money? 💰
Councillors have a responsibility to engage in financial oversight and work with communities to make policies and budgets. Corruption happens when elected politicians interfere with the day to day finances of the municipality.
How well does your community’s councillor follow these rules?
If they're not, you can report them to your municipal council speaker. If you suspect corruption, you can also report them to the police or Public Protector.
#fixlocal #publicspending #accountablecouncillors #ethicalleadership
Are you sick of unanswered emails, blue ticks and hold music from your municipality while rubbish piles up and sewage runs down your street?
Too often, initial reporting channels in municipalities fail to deal with service delivery complaints. Communities are left waiting for months or years for local government to take action.
If you have no luck reporting a local issue, fixlocal gives you the resources you need to escalate it — by holding your councillor accountable, organising your community, writing a petition, building pressure with the press and more.
Go to fixlocal.org.za to access these free resources.
#fixlocal #makingservicedeliverywork #CommunityAction
What started as Austin Kinsey’s effort to clean up just one pavement on one street, has turned into a movement to transform the environment of the community. Heal Wentworth is bringing neighbours together to clean up litter, clear overgrown pavements, grow indigenous plants in parks and find pride their community.
Read this and other inspiring community stories on fixlocal fixlocal.org.za/
📸Credits: Heal Wentworth
#fixlocal #CommunityAction #smallchangesbigimpact
Municipal budgets determine what gets built, fixed, and funded in your community. Now is the time to talk to your neighbours, your ward committee, and your councillor about what you think your municipality should spend money on.
Start by using fixlocal to get the contact details for your councillor fixlocal.org.za/connect-with…
Read more about how help decide how your municipality spends public money on fixlocal fixlocal.org.za/content/475
#municipalbudgets #localgovernment #communityvoice #fixlocal
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Across South Africa, service delivery failures have become a daily reality. Water cuts. Broken roads. Electricity outages. Municipal silence. These are not inconveniences, they are violations of our constitutional rights.
@fixlocalorgza is a civic tool built to turn frustration into action. Through web and WhatsApp, residents can log faults, organise at ward level, escalate unresolved issues, and hold municipalities accountable lawfully and collectively. It doesn’t replace government. It strengthens democracy by making accountability visible.
By tracking reports and analysing response times, Fixlocal highlights both what’s working and where systems are failing. Transparency isn’t hostility, it’s how we build responsive local government.
Reliable services are not a privilege. They are our right.
Read the full article in our latest newsletter: mobilize.org.za/#flipbook-df…
Visit FixLocal to get involved: fixlocal.org.za/
Moved house since the last election? 🏠➡️🏠
You need to update your address to make sure you’re able to vote at the right voting station and ward in 2026. Go to registertovote.elections.org… to update it now.
#RegisterToVote #LGE2026 #fixlocal #BeCountedIn2026
The number of South Africans who could — but don't — participate in elections outnumbers those who do. And it's even worse for local elections.
But communities across the country are at a turning point. In the 2026 local elections, we have the chance to decide the future of accountability for the basic services we all depend on.
Take a few minutes to register to vote at registertovote.elections.org… and get your neighbours, friends, coworkers, and family signed up too. Then show up on election day to choose who fixes the potholes, manages the water supply, and collects rubbish in your neighbourhood.
#fixlocal #RegisterToVote #LGE2026 #BeCountedIn2026
Almost everyone’s back at work and school, but in many communities there’s still trash piled on pavements, potholes from the season’s rains, overgrown parks and power outages that should have been fixed last year. It’s time to hold your local leaders to account or take action with your neighbours to fixlocal. fixlocal.org.za is a one-stop-site with tools to help you report, escalate and fix service delivery issues.
#fixlocal #servicedelivery #localgovernment #TogetherWeCan
Wards are our most local level of democracy in South Africa. Your ward determines who represents you in councils and who you can hold accountable, it’s the building block of local government. With local elections coming up, now’s the time to get to know your ward! 🏘️🗳️
fixlocal will be keeping you informed about the ins and outs of local government over the next few months. Follow along to learn with us and visit fixlocal.org.za for more explainers.
You can find your ward as determined by the Municipal Demarcation Board for 2026 here arcg.is/m4S8W1
#fixlocal #localgovernment #wards #LGE2026
