The National BriefingFirst, it was Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero facing a heated confrontation with residents. Now, the Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is under fire after a video showed her appearing to swear at a disabled resident during a community meeting in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape.
First, it was Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero facing a heated confrontation with residents. Now, the Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is under fire after a video showed her appearing to swear at a disabled resident during a community meeting in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape. These incidents raise a bigger question: what is happening between politicians and the communities they are supposed to serve?
Guest: Professor Sethulego Matebesi, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State
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