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PODCAST: Ehlanzeni — the district with everything, except enough water | Financial Mail | SA News

Local government is where politics gets real — your water, roads, rates, rubbish and electricity. But how much do we actually understand about the people and systems running our municipalities?

In a podcast brought to you by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, journalist Nickolaus Bauer cuts through the jargon, political noise and municipal mythology in South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide: Local Government 2026.

In this episode, he digs into the district municipality of Ehlanezi, home to Mbombela, Bushbuckridge and Thaba Chweu, among others. The ANC stronghold is a place of opportunity — gateway to the Kruger National Park, at the intersection of major trade routes, and home to agricultural…

Kruger National Park: One of the largest game reserves in Africa, Kruger National
Park covers over 19,000 square kilometers and is home to the Big Five: lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and buffaloes.

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