Johannesburg73% of South Africans surveyed trust councils little or not at all.
Afrobarometer’s year-end survey fuels an analysis arguing the next Johannesburg mayor inherits a legitimacy crisis.
The analysis says residents could stop paying rates, as parts of eThekwini did in 2023, and the city cannot seize their homes.
Coalitions of the Democratic Alliance and African National Congress could prevent it, the author concedes.
The analysis says a Democratic Alliance-led city would face a union owed R10 billion.
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- Daily Maverick leans critical
- argues the councils face a legitimacy crisis whoever wins, citing Afrobarometer's 73% who distrust local government
Sources: Daily Maverick