THE King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality – hit by service delivery woes – splashed out nearly R400 000 on a lavish ceremony to mark the switching on of Christmas lights, and decorations last year.

Local Government MEC Sicelo Gqobana made the startling revelation while responding to a question from DA MPL Veliswa Mvenya in the Bhisho Legislature on Wednesday.  Read the full story in the Saturday Dispatch.