Where are mayors and MECs when municipalities collapse, asks AG

Elected politicians need to accept their responsibility to make things work at local level, says Maluleke

19 June 2022 - 00:01

The Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape is one of 25 councils that received a disclaimed audit opinion from the auditor-general in the 2020/2021 financial year...

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