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Key FactsRamaphosa says coalitions hinder municipal services
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  • Ramaphosa said coalition governments often make it harder for mayors and municipal committees to deliver services effectively.

  • Daveyton residents reported water and electricity shortages on Tuesday, including in newly built RDP homes.

  • Ramaphosa campaigned door to door there ahead of the local government elections set for November 4.

  • Ramaphosa said an electricity contractor would install outstanding connections in the area on Wednesday, October 21.
  • "They actually introduce constraints on the ability, for instance, of the mayor, the ability of the various municipal committees and all that to do the work they should do," he said.— Ramaphosa said this during a door-to-door campaign in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, about how coalition governments constrain service delivery.
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  • Unqualified and politically chosen municipal leaders will be removed and replaced via an independent process.

  • The reform package introduces significant changes including a tailored allocation of municipal powers.

  • The national government will enhance its ability to intervene rapidly in failing municipalities.

  • Stronger cooperation with traditional and Khoi-San leadership aims to boost community engagement.
  • Where municipalities fail, we will strengthen the ability of the national government to intervene more quickly and to direct corrective measures in the interests of serving our people better.
    — President Cyril Ramaphosa during his annual State of the Nation address in Parliament.
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