By Thapelo Molefe
Parliament has put the North West provincial government on notice, warning Premier Lazarus Mokgosi and his Cabinet to use their constitutional powers proactively to prevent municipal failures from escalating into full-blown crises.
This follows a joint parliamentary oversight visit during which the delegation welcomed, but strongly criticised as overdue, the Premier’s intervention plan to stabilise the Zeerust-based Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality.
The municipality has been paralysed by political infighting, intimidation, ballooning debt, and service delivery protests.
Last month, the ANC in the North West removed three councillors from Ramotshere Moiloa, including Itumeleng Moarabi, who had been vying for the mayoral position against a fellow ANC councillor.
Moarabi, elected by the council without ANC approval, has since claimed to be the legitimate mayor but the ‘former mayor’ Dinah Pitso, in office since 2021, refused to vacate her position, alleging her removal was unlawful.
She remains the mayor of
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