Conversation Lab: Fixing Local Government
By Nontshi Shange The year 2020 marks a year that no South African will forget. In the face of a pandemic, we as a nation have had to rely on all levels of government to lead us and place us as citizens first. Many have been in hopeless situations due to the effects of the Covid-19 virus and the associated lockdown. So South Africans were crushed to hear that R500-billion in Covid-19 social relief funds were allegedly looted. As voters prepare for the 2021 local government election, how can w [...]