Civic organisation Komani Protest Action (KPA), which has been critical of the Enoch Mgijima local municipality’s service delivery failures and is pushing for its dissolution, is taking the battle to the polls. Fed-up with the status quo, the organisation is preparing to contest the May 29 provincial election.
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The National Council of SPCAs says it is not yet considering legal action to stop the Enoch Mgijima municipality from evicting the organisation’s Komani (formerly Queenstown) branch from the premises it has occupied for almost four decades.The eviction is due to take place on Wednesday.