Two mayors and a funeral — it may sound like a B-grade comedy, but it’s far from a laughing matter. 

The troubled Ditsobotla municipality in North West is imploding once again and could be dissolved for the second time in just over a year. The record of dysfunction and chaos stretches back to at least 2017, when workers set fire to the municipal building. ..

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