Despite the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality boasting the third-largest economy in the Eastern Cape, it has been branded “currently financially and administratively dysfunctional”. The municipality also has a low population density and limited economic development and comprises about 90% traditionally rural areas.
Mthatha resident Vathiwe “Mavathi” Meth, who sells cooked meals from a small container for a living, was hoping to make decent money this festive season so she could spoil her family.