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Belief in government promises is a key to local elections
January 9, 2006

By Penny Sukhraj

At least two councillors were murdered and the homes of many others were torched in 881 protests last year - an average more than two a day. These actions were the result of the anger South Africans vented in violent shows of dissatisfaction at the government's poor service delivery.

Now local government elections loom, and the ANC has produced yet another set of promises to deliver services and get councillors to do their jobs.