A logo of the South African Local Government Association is pictured at the Cape Town International Convention Centre ahead of its national conference.A logo of the South African Local Government Association is pictured at the Cape Town International Convention Centre ahead of its national conference.
Ramaphosa was addressing the 6th NationalThe President lamented the current state of the local government sector which has seen just five percent of municipalities deemed financially stable, with 64 entities considered dysfunctional and 31 currently under administration. “When your town is filthy with plastics and paper all over the time with sewage running all over the town water leakages, potholes, no one will come to your town to invest. And what does that lead to? It means that you have less revenue. Even those who want to build houses, they will say no. I don’t want to live in a filthy city, a city that does not work where councillors are getting killed,” says Ramaphosa.
Resident all over the country are constantly protesting, demanding better services that range from water provision, housing, electricity and other infrastructure. Scores of councillors have been killed since last year’s elections in a bloody contest for positions.
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