Former Vice Mayor and Councilwoman Ruth Herbel along with the Institute of Justice are filing a federal lawsuit after claiming her constitutional rights were violated.
Former Marion Vice Mayor and Councilwoman Ruth Herbel announced her decision to file a federal lawsuit connected with police raids last summer that included her home.
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The only poll that matters is on Wednesday, when South Africans registered to vote have the opportunity to draw their cross behind the parties or, for the first time, the independent candidates of their choice.
While electoral democracy appears entrenched, with a few successful transitions of power between parties, underlying issues of poor oversight, impunity, and informality in decision-making mean democratic governance challenges remain palpable, write Ebrahim Fakir, Jan Hofmeyr and Melanie Meirotti.