South Africa: Political Party Manifestos Haul Out the Promises - Oops, It's Now 'Commitments' - to Woo Voters

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South Africa: Political Party Manifestos Haul Out the Promises - Oops, It's Now 'Commitments' - to Woo Voters

[Daily Maverick] From clean water and dignified sanitation, repaired potholes to land and property audits and more broadband. It's all in the 2021 municipal poll manifestos -- although disillusionment and disengagement may yet be the spanner in the election wheel.

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