- As coalition negotiations begin across South Africa’s hung municipalities, Salga is sounding the alarm: councils must serve communities, not political agendas.
- With seven of the country’s eight metros facing coalition talks, the battle for stability and service delivery is only just beginning.
- Find out why Salga believes the next five years of local government could hinge on leaders putting residents before politics.
By Johnathan Paoli
Political parties entering coalition negotiations following the elections must resist turning municipal councils into battlegrounds for political power, according SA Local Government Association (Salga) CEO Sithole Mbanga has warned.
Instead, they must put the needs of their communities first.
Mbanga said the success of the next five years of local government would depend not simply on which parties secured mayoral positions, but on whether political leaders could work together to establish stable administrations focused on service delivery.
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