OPINION | The ANC's decision to mobilise to retain the support of municipalities is not driven by the need to do things better and improve service delivery; it is simply a power grab for its own sake, writes Ralph Mathekga.
The ANC's decision to mobilise to retain the support of municipalities is not driven by the need to do things better and improve service delivery; it is simply a power grab for its own sake, writesThe ANC in Gauteng is on a serious mission to push back against the ongoing decline of political support for the party in the province.
The party's project in the province is quite clear; it aims to retain power from the metros and stabilise provincial government just in time for the 2024 elections. The move to wrestle control of the metros in Gauteng from DA-led coalitions started with the removal of the DA mayor in the City of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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