The North West provincial government has resolved to disband the distressed Ditsobotla local municipality.
According to insiders, the decision was taken during an executive council meeting on Tuesday that was attended by the majority of MECs in the province.
In six years, Ditsobotla local municipality in North West has had 14 municipal managers, four mayors, four speakers. This is a result of warring ANC factions battling over power of the public purse which has left the municipality totally dysfunctional.
On Monday, angry workers stormed a council meeting demanding they get paid. However, even the municipality's 39 councillors — 21 of whom represent the ANC — and senior managers have not been paid, according to municipal spokesperson Pius Batsile.
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