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Incapable in Ekurhuleni

Service delivery problems continue to pile up as warring councillors in the Ekurhuleni council jostle for positions with the different political parties who are at loggerheads over who should run the metro.

The metro’s administrative office and the mayor’s office have repeatedly warned that the political struggle among political parties in council could cause the municipality to fail to carry out its constitutional obligations and worsen the situation in the already battling departments.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell pointed out that the breakdowns of council meetings meant council, the highest decision-making structure in the local government, cannot pass resolutions on service delivery projects, including the much-needed

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