Hlabisa urges voters to use elections to demand better services [SOUND]

# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has encouraged citizens dissatisfied with poor service delivery to use the upcoming local government elections to effect change. The elections are scheduled for 4 November 2026, and will see councils across the country chosen to drive service delivery and development. He says the polls will give voters an opportunity to elect leaders capable of improving municipalities over the next five years: