Even the informal settlements have running water, uninterrupted electricity and their own toilets
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The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their rates
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The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority, Deputy Minister Namane Masemola said
The ANC leader said it also hurts him to see that some municipalities run by the party were ‘being run backwards’
The party has warned the two senior members against making ‘opportunistic’ remarks that undermine its unity, after both criticised its leadership and direction
The president emphasised the party’s urgent need for renewal, calling it a choice between survival or demise
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for its alliance partners, the SACP and labour federation Cosatu, to unite to return the ANC to power
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Among the PA’s manifesto promises is to put God back into schools. It is now looking to 2026 to win local government seats