Voting out councillors who steal money & don't deliver services

CATEGORY: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State
DATE: 3 May 2021
AUTHOR: Radio 702

Guest: Dr Joleen  Steyn  Kotze | Senior Research Specialist Democracy and Citizenship, in the Developmental, Capable, Ethical State Research Programme at Human Sciences Research Council

President Ramaphosa has called on South African to use their voting right to vote out public representatives who abuse their office and resources meant for communities. With the local government elections months away, he used the opportunity to address service delivery challenges and corruption in local government. In the absence of service delivery can casting our vote shift the needle on mass movement and protest action?  

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