Cabinet places Ditsobotla Local Municipality under administration

By Johnathan Paoli

Cabinet has moved to restore stability in the troubled Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West by placing it under administration in terms of Section 139(7) of the Constitution.

The decision follows years of political instability, financial mismanagement, and collapsing public services.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced the intervention on Friday during a post-Cabinet briefing, describing it as a decisive step to address the municipality’s persistent governance and service delivery crises.

“To restore stability in the municipality, the Cabinet has approved that Ditsobotla be placed under administration in terms of section 139 (7) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996. This intervention is done in accordance with the Municipal Finance Management Act of 2003,” the minister said.

The intervention is also in accordance with the Municipal Finance Management, which empowers the national executive to assume the powers and functions ordinarily exercised