Ciaran Ryan talks to Nompu Siziba on SAFM about a recent court case in North West Province where a local municipal manager was sentenced to 90 days in prison unless he gets water and sewage services running again. The residents took over control of the services and saved the manager from jail.
About Ciaran Ryan
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The Writer's Room is a curated by Ciaran Ryan, who has written on South African affairs for Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Finweek, Noseweek, The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, USA Today, Acts Online and Lewrockwell.com, among others. In between he manages a gold mining operation in Ghana, and previously worked in Congo. Most of his time is spent in the lovely city of Joburg.