Letsoha-Mathae puts eight Free State municipalities under administration

By Thapelo Molefe

Eight municipalities in the Free State have been placed under administration under Section 139 of the Constitution, as the provincial government moves to intervene in worsening governance failures, financial mismanagement and collapsing service delivery systems.

The announcement was made by Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae on Thursday during her budget vote speech at the Kopanong Indoor Sports Centre in Welkom, where she tabled a R658.3 million budget for the Office of the Premier.

The interventions were confirmed by Letsoha-Mathae, who said the situation in local government had reached critical levels and required urgent provincial action to restore stability and financial discipline.

“As part of our interventions, I announced in the State of the Province Address that eight municipalities have been placed under Section 139 of the Constitution,” she said.

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The premier said the