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Sakhisizwe Municipality

Eastern Cape floods — municipality ignored repeated calls over 23 years to upgrade stormwater drains

South Africa

Eastern Cape floods — municipality ignored repeated calls over 23 years to upgrade stormwater drains

By Estelle Ellis

National government asked to intervene in ‘collapsing’ Sakhisizwe municipality

South Africa

National government asked to intervene in ‘collapsing’ Sakhisizwe municipality

By Estelle Ellis

Eastern Cape premier faces legal action to dissolve yet another municipality

South Africa

Eastern Cape premier faces legal action to dissolve yet another municipality

By Estelle Ellis

Sakhisizwe Municipality and the failures of local government

South Africa

Sakhisizwe Municipality and the failures of local government

By Haren Naicker

Sakhisizwe: Just another municipality mired in dysfunction

South Africa

Sakhisizwe: Just another municipality mired in dysfunction

By Haren Naicker