The local government elections are just around the corner, probably in April 2011. The municipal Demarcation Board has indicated that Johannesburg has too few wards for the size of the city and the number of voters. In order to correct this, it is in the process of finalizing the redrawing of ward boundaries and creating new wards. It appears that over 20 new wards will be created and others will be reduced in size. Councillors currently struggle to oversee such large areas and assist ...

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