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South Africa Launches Reform Of Derelict Municipalities

South African city Johannesburg will host the G20 summit in November (Credit: AFP)

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled Wednesday a plan to revive South Africa's flagging local governments, weeks after publicly criticising the state of the financial capital Johannesburg as it prepares to host the G20 summit in November.

Africa's most industrialised economy is divided into more than 250 municipalities, where basic services such as water and waste collection have deteriorated after years of neglect, graft and political infighting.

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