The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is set to embark on a nationwide day of action on Thursday, with municipal workers expected to march to the National Treasury in Tshwane to highlight what it describes as a deepening crisis in local government and the water sector.

In a statement by the union’s secretariat, the march will begin at the Old Putco Depot in Marabastad, Tshwane, before proceeding to the National Treasury offices, with the recipients of its memorandum including the departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Water and Sanitation, as well as the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).

“This march is a call to defend workers, defend collective bargaining, defend public services and rebuild local government and the water sector in the interests of communities. Workers have waited long enough and as resolved by our 13th National Congress, we will organise; we

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Amid persistent service delivery failures and crumbling municipal infrastructure, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise implementation, funding reform and accountability in his 2026 State of the Nation Address.

In a statement issued on Tuesday ahead of the President’s address scheduled for Thursday, SALGA said the country’s municipalities are under growing pressure to translate long-standing policy commitments into tangible improvements for communities.

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As South Africa marks 30 years of organised local government and the Constitution, SALGA said the milestone should prompt a renewed focus on the role of municipalities as drivers of development and the frontline of service delivery.

The association said it expects the 2026 State of the Nation Address to reaffirm local government’s central role in national development while demonstrating measurable progress on reforms

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