'We're used to not bathing every day': NW towns left helpless as ANC factions battle it out
Spoils of office more important than service delivery in towns with two competing mayors
23 May 2021 - 00:05
Two mayors, two speakers, municipal premises barricaded to shut out rivals, frozen bank accounts - and the collapse of service delivery in broken towns...
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