Lunikwe de kube ngomso uluntu ukuba luphefumle ngokuphononongwa koxwebhu olungumgaqo ogxile kwigalelo loorhulumente basekhaya kwi-democracy yeli lizwe wango-1998, obizwa iWhite Paper on Local Government ngolwasemzini. Olu xwebhu lujoliswe ekuhlangabezeni imingeni abajamelene nayo oomasipala beli lizwe, phakathi kwezinye izinto.  Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana uxoxa nomongameli wombutho woomasipala kweli, iSALGA ngamafuphi, uBheki Stofile...