By Thapelo Molefe
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and place the City of Johannesburg under financial administration, citing worsening service delivery failures and financial mismanagement.
In a statement issued on Thursday, DA Gauteng caucus leader Solly Msimanga said residents had suffered enough from what he described as maladministration and the collapse of basic services in the city.
“The Democratic Alliance Gauteng is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and ensure that the City of Johannesburg is placed under financial administration to save residents who have suffered enough from a lack of service delivery resulting from financial mismanagement and maladministration,” Msimanga said.
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The DA said it had repeatedly warned about the city’s deteriorating financial and governance position since last year, after Ramaphosa visited Johannesburg and announced
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