By Thapelo Molefe
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has welcomed the removal of Zingiswa Mgawuli as the Executive Mayor of the Mohokare Local Municipality, hailing it as a necessary step toward ethical governance and improved service delivery in a town long plagued by dysfunction.
Mgawuli, whose tenure has been marred by administrative collapse and financial mismanagement, was officially removed from office by the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State on Tuesday.
In a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, SAMWU’s Free State leadership commended the ANC for taking action against a mayor whose administration, the union said, had become synonymous with the deterioration of basic public services.
“This long-overdue decision represents a crucial step towards restoring ethical leadership and accountable governance in a municipality that has suffered tremendously under her administration,” the union said.
Under Mgawuli’s leadership, Mohokare – which includes the towns of Zastron, Rouxville,
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