Halted dissolution a populist stunt - UB don

Local Government and Rural Development minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi
Local Government and Rural Development minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi

FRANCISTOWN: An expert in local governance issues has described the halting of the Sowa Township Authority dissolution as a populist stunt devoid of rationality.

“This is a shock to everyone who has been listening to the unfolding factionalism bedevilling the ruling part,y which manifests itself in government functioning and performance,” said University of Botswana (UB) lecturer in political and administrative studies, Adam Mfundisi.

The academic noted that the minister had boasted that the so-called councillors serve at her pleasure and therefore she had ultimate authority over them.

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