The problem with our elected officials is that they are not elected by the people who they are supposed to serve. Rather they are put into parliament by their party who they then owe allegiance to. Unfortunately when you have a very corrupt head then other members will follow his lead especially when they also reap the rewards of corruption. This means they are beholden to the head corrupter, that is Jacob Zuma. Unless they appoint an honest chief who will root out corruption the rot will remain. The best alternative is to change from the current system to election of members representing their wards