STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
A scan of media across the country writing on municipal matters illustrates the range of issues faced by residents and businesses in municipalities.
These range from challenges in the provision of basic network services; outstanding debt to Eskom or water boards; the impact theft has on basic services; ongoing protests and road closures, and issues which cause significant environmental and infrastructural damage.
No matter what one may think of the media reports, we must be thankful that freedom of the media is alive and well in South Africa.
However, there is a concern that much of our investigative journalism focusing on local-level issues is relatively poor.
Much is made of political
