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State Capture at a Local Level
This research paper by Crispian Olver examines state capture and systemic corruption within the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBM), focusing on the Human Settlements Department and the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS). The author, who served on a national intervention team, details how political factions and private syndicates captured municipal functions to extract rents, leading to administrative collapse, financial crisis, and the murder of a councillor. The paper analyzes the subsequent 2015 intervention led by Mayor Danny Jordaan and the broader political implications for the ANC in the 2016 local elections.
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Document type: Research paper