The state of local government has become a national crisis. The auditor-general says only 7% of municipalities obtained a clean audit and that 34% are dysfunctional.

The finance minister has gazetted a long list of cost containment measures designed to curb excessive spending on luxury items and with municipal credit cards, which the SA Local Government Association (Salga) is resisting...

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