SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL
Put a stop to these wasteful Amatholes
17 January 2021 - 00:00
The dire situation in the Amathole District Municipality, whose seat is in East London in the Eastern Cape, may seem an isolated incident, but it is a sign of what is wrong with how our municipalities are run. Amathole this week said it could not pay salaries to its staff, its 1,670 councillors and traditional leaders for the next four months because it has no money...
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