{"id":266413,"date":"2025-08-22T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/six-free-state-mayors-to-be-removed-a-call-for-accountability\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T16:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:58:49","slug":"six-free-state-mayors-to-be-removed-a-call-for-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/six-free-state-mayors-to-be-removed-a-call-for-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Free State mayors to be removed: A call for accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ANC has announced that it is to remove six mayors in municipalities across the Free State, namely Nala, Nketoana, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Mafube, and Lejweleputswa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Somewhere between the factionalism, infighting, and allegations of fraud and corruption, the ANC must now decide from its shrinking pool of cadres whom the organisation will present to the people as successors in these municipalities,&#8221; says David McKay, DA Member of Parliament (MPL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says that whilst changes are welcomed, they remain observant of the fact that it takes more than one reshuffle to turn a municipality around. &#8220;There must be a consistent effort to introduce competent individuals into critical roles, root out corruption, and ensure those guilty of financial misconduct face the full might of the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1674\" data-attachment-id=\"266415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/six-free-state-mayors-to-be-removed-a-call-for-accountability\/free-state-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1674\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FREE State\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-1024x857.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vrystaatkroon.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C857&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266415\" style=\"width:653px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-1320x1105.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FREE-State-1-600x502.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mayors of the Nala, Nketoana, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Mafube, and Lejweleputswa municipalities in the Free State are facing the chop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Auditor-General&#8217;s (AG) annual Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) reports, no local municipality in the province has received a clean audit in over seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-large-font-size\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;The Free State has been brought to its knees by deeply rooted corruption, incompetence, and a cadre deployment policy that helps to prop up a few elites. 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