EFF criticises systemic dysfunction in local government [SOUND]

# The EFF has criticised the systemic dysfunction plaguing local government, highlighting the widespread governance failures across municipalities. In April, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, published a discussion document on the review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government. The review aims to incite honest reflection and decisive action toward building a fit-for-purpose local government system. The EFF’s Chumani Matiwane told Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts that the collapse of effective oversight is concerning: