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WILLIAM GUMEDE | Until officials are held accountable, councils will never improve

Here is why placing municipalities under administration is not the ultimate solution

27 June 2021 - 23:07 By william gumede

Holding mayors, councillors and senior managers in municipalities personally liable for financial losses, bankruptcy and corruption will bring the turnaround that SA’s chronically collapsing municipalities need...

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