Our Campaigns

See our current projects below. 
General Valuation Roll

Every municipality is expected, at least every three to five years, to revalue properties within its jurisdiction. This resource has been designed to help you navigate this process. 

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Municipal Budget Timeline Explainer

The success of the MFMA depends heavily on the effectiveness of oversight mechanisms. This includes the work of elected officials, municipal managers, and external bodies like the Auditor-General.

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Rate your municipality's transparency

The Community Action Network has developed a simple mechanism to help you keep your municipality in check from the comfort of your home’s best chair.

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Closed Campaigns

To view our past projects, see below. 
Prepaid Meter Switchover

South Africans must upgrade the software on their prepaid electricity meter by 24 November 2024. If not, users won’t be able to recharge and will be left without access to electricity.

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GVR 2024

In the first half of 2024 CAN ran a focused General Valuation Roll project targeting residents in municipalities across the country. See the Project below. 

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Coalition bill submission

CAN has compiled a submission to the “Coalition Bill” that, if passed, could fundamentally change how municipalities are governed. Join our submission now.

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General Laws Amendment Bill

CAN has provided a breakdown of the proposed General Laws Amendment Bill, 2024.

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AG must report non-compliant municipalities to parliament & provincial legislatures

Section 133(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) highlights the Auditor-General’s role in reporting [...]

OUTA’s Community Action Network joins pushback against risky local government reforms

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse’s (OUTA) Community Action Network (CAN) has raised concerns over two [...]

Ratepayers are loudly rejecting bad city budgets, and long may it last

By Jonathan Erasmus Let us be frank – our municipalities are paying little or no [...]

GVR: What you need to know

Article Credit: Written by Katleho Selepe, Candidate Attorney, reviewed by Lauren Squier, Associate, and released [...]

Activate: Getting people involved

Why Pursue Community Activation? Community activation offers significant benefits to organizations or projects by: Sustaining [...]

Revenue: Why monthly membership models work

Associations that develop member strategies early on and encourage their members to make monthly contributions, [...]

Municipal review and final approval process

Goal: Obtain final municipal approval before the November deadline, ensuring the Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) [...]

The budget and IDP must be approved by 30 June

The Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) establishes strict guidelines to ensure that municipalities prepare, table, [...]