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 electoral commission said 34 new political parties have joined the register since last year’s national elections, with more expected before next year’s local government vote
As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics