The Ditsobotla local municipality cannot pay salaries or buy a roll of toilet paper. A delegation of the National Working Committee led by President Ramaphosa visited the troubled North West province this weekend for a first-hand account of the chaos.
Tuesday’s sitting of the turbulent City of Johannesburg Council, in which a new mayor was supposed to be voted in, was marred by delays, leading to an adjournment until Friday.
The Congress of the People is on its last legs, and may not survive next year’s elections. It’s very likely that its disintegration, which has already had a destabilising impact on at least two metros, will continue. This possible end of Cope is a cautionary tale for other parties – especially.