South Africa: 'Voetsek, ANC. We Don't Want You Here'

The ruling party has ignored protests and court orders, leaving the Eastern Cape municipality of Makana in a state of collapse. Now, residents' only hope is to vote them out.

The Makana Citizens Front (MCF) is racing against time to save the Eastern Cape municipality from total collapse after the municipality ignored yet another high court order to eradicate seven informal dumping sites by 29 September. The municipality managed to clear away only two.

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