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Thabazimbi municipality under administration: A political power play or constitutional obligation by Limpopo cabinet?
THE political power battle in the Thabazimbi local municipality in Limpopo took an interesting turn this week when the provincial cabinet decided to place the entity under administration. The decision was based solely on the report by co-operative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs department (Coghsta) which spoke of political instability after the local government elections in 2021. The municipality has since been given seven working days – from 15 August 2024 – to make representation on the decision of the provincial cabinet. In the 2021 local government election, the municipality remained hung, but was later governed by a DA-led coalition with Tokkie Swanepoel as mayor and Butana Thlabadira as speaker of the council. The municipality was previously governed by the ANC as the majority party in the 23-seater council. However, in an apparent show of unwillingness to accept the political arrangement in the municipality, an unruly group stormed the […]
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