Is this the end of the eThekwini Municipality?

31 January 2023

The DA in eThekwini welcomes the findings of the Auditor General’ report exposing the eThekwini Municipality’s continued flouting of SEM processes and irregular expenditure.

Since 2018, the metro has continued to rack up billions in unauthorised spending.

In the fiscal year 2021-2022, the ANC-led eThekwini Municipality racked up a bill of R1.50 billion in irregular expenditure, a significant rise over the preceding three years.

The Auditor General also disclosed that the city has not recovered any of the money that was improperly spent and has no intentions to do so.

The irregular expenditure closing balance also indicated that R554 million was written off, with over R3 billion remaining unaccounted for.

The DA has long claimed that the city lacks consequence management, which the Auditor General has also stated.

In addition, the city has only met 46% of its targeted objectives for water, sanitation, and electricity.

This indicates a collapse in service delivery and proves that the municipality is regressing under the leadership of the ANC and, in particular, Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda.

Many of the findings against the city are repeat findings involving the same transgressors, the same immoral ANC, and the same Mxolisi Kaunda, who should have been dismissed long ago.

How long will the ANC continue to be an enabler of corruption and the collapse of the municipality.

While the city needs sound systems to move forward, the truth is it cannot move forward with the same government at the helm.

The DA will be exploring the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against those implicated in the report.

Issued by Thabani Mthethwa, DA eThekwini Caucus Leader, 31 January 2023