South Africa's national government has taken over administrative control of the strife-torn North West province. South Africa's national government on Sunday took control of the country's troubled North West province. The province has seen crowd protests over poor public services and widespread graft allegations in recent weeks. First for South AfricaSouth Africa's National Council of Provinces (NCOP) said on a statement on Sunday that Ramaphosa had told his Cabinet that he had decided to invoke a constitutional clause allowing the central government to take control of North West. According to South Africa's Sunday Times Newspaper, the move marks the first time the national government has ever taken control of an entire provincial administration.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 14, 2018 04:18 UTC