Frank Fillis from Helenvale in Gqeberha has voted for the ANC and DA in previous elections, but on Monday he chose to support the EFF in the municipal election, and, if there is no change this time around, he's giving up on democracy.
South Africa's municipalities have racked up billions in irregular, unauthorised, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, according to News24's Out of Order Index, which also shows a dire neglect for investment in new and existing infrastructure.
KwaZulu-Natal is home to 22 of the 43 worst run local municipalities in South Africa, according to an Index. The ANC and IFP were most popular with voters in these areas during the 2016 LGE.
Fourteen of South Africa’s top 20 local municipalities are found in the Western Cape, according to an index. The Eastern Cape followed in second with two.