{
  "id": 13939202,
  "title": "Giyani residents slam Limpopo ANC for service delivery failures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/giyani-residents-slam-limpopo-anc-for-service-delivery-failures",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:52:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/giyani-residents-slam-limpopo-anc-for-service-delivery-failures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rural communities in the Greater Giyani Municipality (GGM) have strongly criticized the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo for failing to address critical service delivery issues, particularly the water crisis that has persisted for over a decade. These residents are experiencing frequent water outages and are demanding immediate government intervention.\n\nDuring the SABC Elections 360 Debate on Sunday night, ANC Deputy Provincial Secretary Basikopo Makamu defended the party's performance, stating that \"91 villages in Giyani are electrified\" and acknowledged that \"we are the first ones to accept that there are other areas which we don’t necessarily do well.\" However, the criticism does not stop there.\n\nErnest Hlathi, the Deputy President of the African People’s Convention (APC), promised that his party will resolve the water issues in Giyani if entrusted with the voters' support. He emphasized, \"The APC doesn’t need 30 years to bring water to the people of Giyani, we only need five years to ensure water runs through each household in Giyani.\" According to Hlathi, more than R 5 billion has been spent to address this issue, but water remains elusive. He further accused corrupt officials and ineffective leadership in the municipality, asserting that ethical leadership will be brought to Giyani by the APC to ensure the provision of water, as it is a fundamental human right.\n\nThese contrasting statements highlight the discontent among Giyani residents towards the ANC's service delivery failures and underscore the promises made by the APC for a potential change in governance.",
  "summary": "Giyani residents have been facing prolonged water outages for over a decade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}