Diplomacy · Intl
LOCAL ELECTIONS TOUR: Sewage spills, service cuts, repeated audit failures — inside one of SA’s worst-run municipalities
Tamsin Metelerkamp and Victoria O’Regan · Daily Maverick
Published 6 Oct 2026, 9:13 am·1 d ago·1 min read
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Decades of municipal decay have left the bankrupt Eastern Cape municipality of Sundays River Valley trapped in a cycle of empty promises and fading hope. The ANC has historically dominated the council, but has failed to field proportional representation candidates for the upcoming vote.
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