Effective service delivery and municipalities - synonymous?

Abstract

Recently service delivery by municipalities - or the lack thereof - received much media attention. Public protest against poor service delivery and perceived corruption of officials and councillors have worsen to such an extent, that even President Thabo Mbeki took a break from his hectic international schedule to visit hot spots such as Moqhaka, comprising Kroonstad, Viljoenskroon and Steynsrus, as well as Harrismith and Hennenman. Moqhaka was one of three dysfunctional municipalities in the Free State that the provincial government put under full administration in 2004.