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The ANC’s historically legitimacy, the divided opposition, the proportional electorate system, and the lack of a broad-based party all contribute to its continued dominance Photo: File

The roll call: Between Historical betrayals and present misrepresentations

The funding model has always tilted in favour of national and provincial governments, leaving municipalities to stretch meagre resources across vast inequalities

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President Cyril Ramaphosa. (@MYANC/X)

Editorial: Cyril’s right about councillors: Shape up or ship out

ANC chair Gwede Mantashe said it was indiscipline that was at the centre of the party’s poor performance in local government

  • Eyaaz
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Dissatisfaction with the failure to deliver adequate services often results in protests, with Johannesburg being the country’s protest capital. Photo: File

The state must listen and talk to the people

There’s a disconnect between how the state interacts with citizens and how citizens engage with the state, which hampers governance

  • Eyaaz
6 min read