There was optimism in the air, and justifiably so, in December when the electorate in the troubled North West municipality of Ditsobotla was asked to queue again for a retake of the election of their local government.
Governance in the municipality has been shambolic to the extent that service delivery is virtually non-existent.Dairy produce giant Clover, for example, closed shop and sought greener pastures elsewhere. Municipal revenue was affected.Ditsobotla simply continued after the chaos was paused for elections.
The parties had to cut deals to form a coalition government, and the ANC found partners in the Patriotic Alliance , Forum for Service Delivery and the African Hearth Congress. The PA was handed the mayoral chain while the ANC got itself the post of speaker of council and FSD got the chief whip post.
The ANC has disputed this and insists no motion was placed in council to appoint the municipal manager.
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