Business Day reported that the ANC national executive committee lekgotla bulletin has mooted a streamlined version of local government to address the sector’s dysfunction (“ANC says there’s an urgent need to shake up local government (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2021-02-03-anc-says-theres-an-urgent-need-to-shake-up-local-government/)”, February 3).
This apparent solution — the merging of municipalities and consolidation of resources to harness economies of scale — is one that is not uncommonly considered in the face of widespread municipal dysfunction. It nonetheless overlooks some compelling reasons to rather work with and improve the current system, especially under the auspices of the district development model, which was also mentioned in the bulletin...
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