# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says preparations for the local government elections in November are firmly on track. He led the presentation of the Department of Cooperative Governance Budget Vote to the National Council of Provinces yesterday. Hlabisa says four-thousand-488 wards have been finalised, an increase of 20 wards from the four-thousand-468 in the 2021 election. He adds that these wards remain the most direct link between communities and government:
Minister Hlabisa says preparations for the upcoming local government elections are progressing well [SOUND]
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