1.0South Africa Tribunehttps://southafricatribune.comweb deskhttps://southafricatribune.com/author/webdesk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BA1D06YcvY"><a href="https://southafricatribune.com/parliament-calls-for-public-engagement-over-beleaguered-lekwa-municipality/">Parliament calls for public engagement over beleaguered Lekwa municipality</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southafricatribune.com/parliament-calls-for-public-engagement-over-beleaguered-lekwa-municipality/embed/#?secret=BA1D06YcvY" width="600" height="338" title="“Parliament calls for public engagement over beleaguered Lekwa municipality” — South Africa Tribune" data-secret="BA1D06YcvY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has appealed to sector departments to assist the embattled Lekwa Local Municipality in Mpumalanga to deliver basic services. The appeal was made on Thursday when the committee engaged with various Lekwa Local Municipality public stakeholders on a variety of issues, including service delivery and infrastructure. ... Read more