The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has reserved judgment in an application in which a local business forum wants the go-ahead to temporarily take over the management of the affairs of the embattled Mafube Local Municipality.
The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has reserved judgment in a case in which the Mafube Business Forum is seeking the go-ahead to run the affairs of the embattled Mafube Local Municipality until the government is capable of doing so. The application is an unprecedented move that could have far-reaching consequences for dysfunctional municipalities.