Vuwani shift ‘will remain’ despite protests
Protests will not prevent merger, says Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo
The state has put paid to any suggestions that the shifting of Vuwani’s municipal administrative functions to another council will be reversed. Vuwani residents have taken to the streets in recent weeks, protesting against a move away from Makhado local municipality and the merger with another council to form the Collins Chabane local municipality in Limpopo. At a post-cabinet briefing on Thursday, Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo called on Vuwani residents to maintain order in light of the recent protests over the merger. Dlodlo said the decision to move the area’s council authority to the newly formed Collins Chabane local municipality would not be reversed. Dlodlo said President Jacob Zuma’s intervention in Vuwani on Sunday, brokered by Vha-Venda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana, ended weeks of violent protests over the municipal border changes. This is despite the president failing to show up at a community meeting to address residents because his safety could not be guaranteed...
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