A vote to re-legitimise local government
A vote to re-legitimise local government By David Mohale Share South Africans will once again go out on polls on October 27, 2021, to vote for their local public representatives with the hope that their votes will bring a democratic dividend in terms of visible and sustainable service delivery and development. It will be the fifth time the nation votes in what is called a wall-to-wall, democratic and developmental local government system. The new system was birthed in 2000 in the aftermath of the publication of the White Paper on Local Government in 1998. Very few people would argue against ...