Embattled Thabazimbi Local Municipality gears up for by-elections

Nkhensani Chauke

Campaigning is gaining momentum in the troubled Thabazimbi Local Municipality ahead of the much-anticipated by-elections in December.

The fresh elections follow the Limpopo Department of Co-operative Governance’s decision in August to dissolve the municipal council amid a financial crisis.

For the past two years, the municipality has been operating with two parallel councils and two administrative managerial teams.

The nomination process opened on 25 October and closed on Monday this week and party supporters say residents are yearning for improved services.

The by-elections are scheduled for December 4, 2024.

Three new political parties will join the ANC, DA, EFF, Thabazimbi Residents Association and Thabazimbi Forum in contesting the by-elections.

In an interview with Inside Metros, Tokkie Swanepoel, DA councilor in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality, said that the DA welcomed the decision to hold fresh elections in December.

“The DA wants to give the community the chance to use