Parallel councils and duplicate management teams: The crisis in Thabazimbi Local Municipality

The Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo has been dysfunctional since 2021, paralysed by parallel municipal councils and management teams led by rival African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) coalitions.

Making use of citizen-based monitoring approach to improve service delivery by municipalities

Over the last decade, South African municipalities have been at the forefront of escalating public frustration, with persistent complaints over poor service delivery leading to widespread protests across the country.