West Rand residents divided over metro merger

Residents of the West Rand have expressed contrasting views on a proposal to merge the region's four municipalities into a single West Rand metro. The Municipal Demarcation Board on Tuesday held its last round of public hearings on the merger of Merafong‚ Westonaria‚ Randfontein and Mogale City.The proposal was put forward by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Pravin Gordhan‚ who said the proposal was based on the fact that individually the municipalities were not viable‚...