In Conversation with Dr Harlan Cloete Governance expert , A Research fellow at the University of the Free State

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two days to go before the Local Government Elections, the spotlight is on the City of Joburg
The city continues to grapple with challenges around service delivery, financial management, infrastructure maintenance and political instability, raising questions about accountability, administrative capacity and the effectiveness of successive administrations.
While political parties have put forward their mayoral candidates and outlined their plans for Johannesburg, the critical question is whether they have credible solutions to address the city's governance challenges.
Johannesburg is facing a crisis of political leadership, administrative failure or deeper systemic governance problems, and what the next administration must do to restore stability and public confidence
2 Nov English South Africa Politics · News

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