The deterioration and dysfunctionality of local government will not be sorted out until the political leadership of these government structures is addressed, deputy finance minister David Masondo said on Tuesday.

The majority of municipalities around the country are controlled by the ruling ANC, so Masondo’s comments are indirectly a reflection of his own party’s political leadership at local government level...

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