North West Premier Kaobitsa Bushy Maape has urged the incoming municipal councillors in his province to change the face of local government.
While Maape appeared to be confident and hoping to turn around the North West municipalities, some of which were placed under administration by the national government, political parties were unhappy about the turnout at voting stations yesterday.
“There was a very low turnout at voting stations throughout the North West province. By noon, there was a total turnout of 13%. It is a worrying factor,” Basson said. ANC North West spokesperson Kenny Morolong also confirmed that there was generally a low voter turnout in the province, but remained hopeful last night that the number would rise before the closure of voting stations at 9pm.
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