NGO critiques local govt failures ahead of elections, launches voter tool

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NGO critiques local govt failures ahead of elections, launches voter tool

As South Africa approaches its local government elections, non-governmental organisation My Vote Counts (MVC) has launched a scathing critique of municipal service delivery, warning that decades of documented failures have allowed "local government rot" to fester despite a robust legislative framework.

In response to these persistent challenges, the civil society group has released its Municipal People's Analysis of Manifestos (M-PAM), a citizen-centred tool designed to empower voters to evaluate political promises…