Sedibeng Water took almost five years to pay its creditors, Lepelle Northern Water took over a year, Amatola Water took 283 days and Mhlathuze Water 160 days
Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership
Municipalities are in dire straits, and the auditor general says many may no longer be viable at all