A 30-year slow-motion crash: The foundations and realities of SA’s local government crisis
Daily Maverick | 02.04.2026 17:58
No doubt, we have all had many déjà vu moments – when we feel that we have already experienced the present situation in which we find ourselves. In most cases it is just a feeling, a sensory illusion that something is repeating itself even when it actually isn’t. But, when it comes to South Africa’s local government, the repetitive experience is not a feeling or the stuff of satire (as per the roadworks sign above) but a hard-nosed reality.
