FF Plus says municipalities should be driving the economy, not holding it back [SOUND]

# The Freedom Front Plus says South Africa cannot sustainably restore its trade markets, investments and economic growth if the country’s local government is not restored first. The party has cited municipal mismanagement, water outages, crumbling roads and poor waste management as some of the issues affecting local government. FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says municipalities should go back to the basic principles of competent governance, financial discipline, effective revenue collection, regular infrastructure maintenance, and consequences for mismanagement and non-performance: