State seeks solution to protests

12 May 2010 - 02:00
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MUNICIPAL councillors should take stock of local government protests and report how to handle them, Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka said yesterday.

MUNICIPAL councillors should take stock of local government protests and report how to handle them, Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka said yesterday.

He urged political leaders of 229 municipalities to include in their discussions issues such as the insurance of councillors' properties, which were often the targets of violent protests. - Sapa