Criminals are allegedly extorting residents when the FS municipality fails to cough up for work they submitted claims for but that was never done
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that councillors must come to council even if they were sick
The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities
Maluti-a-Phofung city manager Mzwakhe Mofokeng is on the warpath to stamp out rampant and entrenched corruption bringing the town to its knees
Some municipalities fail to provide a reliable supply of basic services such as water and electricity
The Maluti-a-Phofung municipality’s failure to provide people with water results in locals having to pay thousands of rand for water to private suppliers
They will most likely punch above their weight in municipalities to gain leverage from the ANC and DA in next month’s local government elections.
The government has put stringent measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the National Assembly, provincial outreach programmes and municipalities have had to comply
Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught
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