South Africa can vote out its councils, but it cannot vote out their failures

Picture: The Chief Director of NWU Business School, Prof Joseph Sekhampu/Supplied By OBAKENG MAJE 21 August 2026 – The Chief Director of NWU Business School, Prof Joseph Sekhampu said South Africa has created a local government system in which some municipalities may have become too failed to fail. Sekhampu said voters can replace councillors and […]