United Democratic Movement UDM founding president Gen Bantu Holomisa said one of the greatest contributors to municipal collapse across South Africa has been the blurring of lines between politics and administration.
Holomisa said once politicians begin deciding who gets contracts, who gets appointed and who benefits from municipal resources, service delivery becomes secondary and communities suffer.
Launching his partys 2026 local government elections manifesto in KuGompo City on Saturday, Holomisa said if his party could be given the mandate, it will defend the professionalisation of local government because competent municipalities deliver services and incompetent municipalities create crises.
