The City of Tshwane has begun a two-month programme to repair streetlights and high-mast lights across several suburbs and townships in South Africa’s capital, according to The Citizen. The initiative covers multiple communities and is intended to restore public lighting infrastructure, though the report does not specify the number of lights affected, the budget, the contractors involved, or which areas will be prioritised during the rollout.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke reported that the City of Cape Town has regressed in its supply chain management and procurement practices, resulting in non-compliance issues. This regression has contributed to the municipality receiving an unqualified audit with findings, according to Maluleke.

According to SABC Business, MEC Dunga has expressed concern over the decline in municipal audits in Gauteng, noting that only two municipalities, Midvaal and Westrand, have achieved clean audits.

According to The Citizen Business, South Africa loses approximately R26 billion annually due to water losses, with nearly half of its treated water not reaching end users.

Residents of Milnerton, Table View and Blouberg in Cape Town have lodged over 100 reports of a persistent late-night mechanical noise. The City of Cape Town said wet-well cleaning at sewer pump stations can generate significant noise, which may explain the disturbance, but confirmed it will investigate whether current maintenance operations are responsible for the sounds troubling the affected communities.

South African power utility Eskom faces scrutiny over the sustainability of its profitability as municipal debt owed to it climbs to nearly R120 billion while electricity sales volumes decline by 6.2%. According to The Citizen Business, the figures raise questions about whether the utility's financial gains are being achieved at the expense of struggling municipalities and consumers, amid ongoing concerns about affordability and declining demand across the country.