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What's in City Press Voices: Public, not a self Protector; Why councils fail; The arms deal ghost

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City Press Voices, 7 July 2019.
City Press Voices, 7 July 2019.

Here are some of the headlines in your City Press Voices section today:

Why councils fail

Political leadership is the problem. It’s predatory and united in plunder of municipalities, writes Mcebisi Ndletyana.

Public, not a self Protector

One shortcoming of the legislative framework governing the office of the Public Protector is a dedicated mechanism to review and oversee the work done by the office, argues Modidima Mannya.

The arms deal ghost

Benzi ka-Soko asks that as the country grapples with damning revelations of state capture, what more corruption is covertly and quietly taking place in the corridors of power.

Traditional respect for women has been lost in this rite of passage

Simphiwe Sesanti argues that present day’s so-called Xhosa culture, which has led to the marginalisation of women, is misinformed by the false view that boys’ initiation is exclusively men’s business despite evidence to the contrary.

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