Inside Politic Launches Exciting New ‘Inside Metro’ Section, Offering Insightful Coverage of Local Government Affairs

Riyaz Patel, Digital Editor –

Local government is often viewed as the least glamorous of the three spheres of government, but no less important, as it is a crucial aspect of the process of democratization created to bring government closer to the people; and to give the grass-roots population a sense of involvement in the political processes that control their daily lives.

Unlike the other two spheres – national and provincial, local authorities are created to render services in defined geographical areas, primarily because of the inability of central government to attend, in detail, to all the requirements of society that have to be satisfied by government. 

And yet, despite the key role that local government plays, or should play, in South African political life, reportage on local government affairs is often lacking, sparse and confined to scandals and issues of corruption.

With the launch of the new section –