The ANC has taken a knock in three municipalities in Mpumalanga that have suffered from poor service delivery.
In Lekwa, which is under administration, the Lekwa Community Forum is giving the ANC a run for its money.These municipalities have been plagued by service delivery protests in the past few months.
The communities have complained about a lack of action by the government against the municipalities and officials who are responsible for the problems. In some instances, the business community has also complained that poor service delivery is threatening to suffocate the sector and shut down businesses.
Poor service delivery has been at the centre of complaints by communities during the countrywide campaign by ANC leaders before the elections. The three municipalities are the only ones that the ANC looks set to lose in Mpumalanga, which would loosen its stranglehold in local government.
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