The South African Local Government Association has sought to dispute what it terms misconceptions that municipalities are under-performing and not delivering basic services to communities.

** Eskom says load-shedding is expected to last until around ten this evening

** The leaders of France, Spain and Germany are travelling to the remote mountain in the French Alps where a German airliner crashed on Tuesday

** The BBC has reportedly dropped one of its most popular presenters, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson SUDISHA