Slow start to polls in Makhanda as residents cast ballots amid severe service delivery crises - EWN

Voting has gotten off to a slow start in Makhanda, with low turnout reported at several polling stations across the town and surrounding townships, although the stakes are high.

The future of the embattled Makana Municipality is on the line, as residents cast their ballots against a backdrop of years of financial instability, governance failures and persistent service delivery problems.