Local elections are crucial to rescuing South Africa’s municipalities
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso believes this year’s local government elections could prove to be one of the country’s most consequential, arguing that the leaders elected on 4 November will have the daunting task of restoring South Africa’s failing municipalities.
Failing municipalities could hurt the country Mavuso, speaking at the latest PSG Think Big webinar, said municipalities are the engines of local economies; they provide the infrastructure, services, and governance that businesses rely on to invest, to create jobs, and to grow.
Current local government owe the bulk power utility at least R119 billion, with the City of Johannesburg being one of the municipalities contributing significantly to the debt, joined by Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State, Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng, and Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga.
This is a summary of the original articles listed below. Always read the source articles for the full context. GhanaSummary does not create or modify the news — we summarise and link to original publishers.
