New ANC mayor, same ANC corruption in eThekwini
31 January 2020
Fellow South Africans,
Today we’re here outside City Hall in central Durban to stand on behalf of the residents of this city and demand that the delivery of basic services is restored, and that refuse is collected timeously from every community. It should never be the case that honest and dutiful ratepayers of any city are denied such. However, due to rampant corruption and political interference within the Durban Solid Waste Department (DSW), the city’s streets are filled with refuse and litter, as collection has all but ground to a halt.
Make no mistake, corruption is not a victimless crime as the former President once suggested. The victims of corruption are ordinary residents of this city who pay their rates and taxes each and every month with a legitimate expectation of basic service delivery such as refuse collection. However, the same residents are let down by this government.