Local government chicanery is a warning of toxic national politics ahead

The ANC has been pretty bad and has left the country in dire straits, but a coalition with the EFF would be worse

02 April 2023 - 00:01

Given the absolute mess the country is in, the public may be forgiven for being somewhat blasé about the chicanery going on in local government, especially in the big metros. Same old story, some would say...

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