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For years, local government has been plagued by instability, political infighting and allegations of cadre deployment, with many municipalities struggling to deliver basic services such as water, electricity, refuse removal and road maintenance.

Ramaphosa vows to overhaul failing local government system

The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent process free from political interference

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi .(Alet Pretorius/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Motsoaledi withdrawing South Africa from international refugees treaties is not a solution

The country must chart a humane policy for refugees that flows from the spirit and objects of the post-apartheid constitutional order

  • Eyaaz
7 min read