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Judicial route to fixing municipal basics
Sakeliga head Piet le Roux says legal action, not grandiose presidential pronouncements, is the only remedy for service delivery
01 September 2024 - 08:37
Piet le Roux, CEO of public interest business organisation Sakeliga, says if President Cyril Ramaphosa is serious about “best practice” municipalities, then the government — from national to local level — needs to let the private sector and civil society play a bigger role.
“Our municipalities are collapsing across the country, so to talk about adopting best practice is not a realistic goal. Just getting the basics right is the best we can ask for,” Le Roux says...
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