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The town where residents took back control - 7 months ago, 13 July 13:00
Koster lies in the same region as the South Africa's rich platinum mines but nothing about this town speaks of the wealth surrounding it.
"Our lives have gotten worse over the years and it seems like no-one cares," says George Ndlovu, a 65-year-old pensioner from Reagile, a township in Koster.
"Things are so bad that many people here have stopped believing anything will ever change unless we stand up and fight for it."
Kim Medupe's eight-year term as the town's mayor has been characterised by erratic water supply, unreliable electricity, potholed roads. A place where raw sewage flows through some homes.
Residents also accused her of corruption and chased her out of town during violent demonstrations. She denies the allegations she and has not been charged.
It is, sadly, an all-too-common picture of failed municipalities in South Africa.
But the final straw came in Koster when the council seemingly prioritised the tarring ...
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