No-confidence votes don’t inspire confidence
Instead of the quest for power, political parties should focus on the quality of service provided — and to meeting the needs of communities
29 June 2025 - 00:00
This week’s no-confidence votes in Johannesburg and Tshwane, Gauteng’s biggest metropolitan councils, will do little to inspire trust in the men and women elected by citizens to run the councils’ affairs...
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