After two months without leadership in the dysfunctional Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West, residents finally had the opportunity to vote for new leaders. But casting their votes wasn't their first priority - many were queueing for water.
The election was held on Wednesday after the municipality dissolved on 14 September, following a decision by the provincial executive committee to place Ditsobotla under administration.
Of the 71 000 registered voters, a little over 8000 were approved for special voting on Tuesday.The municipal council was disbanded by the provincial government in September, citing a .
This comes after Premier Bushy Maape’s provincial government dissolved the troubled municipal council on Thursday 15 September 2022.<a href="https://www.ofm.co.za/article/centralsa/318316/tr.
The voting station in Itsoseng’s ward 13 – the local Methodist church – was yet to close at 11 pm on Monday evening. Local police had to be called in to quell the tensions from frustrated voters wh.