Only voters can Stop the ANC-IFP coalition of corruption
25 May 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu- Natal notes the recent forensic investigation report into allegations of maladministration, fraud and corruption at Zululand District Municipality, released by the Corporate Government and Traditional Affairs Department under Section 106(1)b of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act of 2000.
The DA believes that the recommendations should be implemented within the stipulated time without any delays. After studying the report, it became clear that implicated individuals were not given a chance to state their case or respond to damning allegations leveled against them, hence a disciplinary process will provide them with such an opportunity.
We do note the IFP’s response that they want to challenge this report in court. The DA believes that IFP has a right to do so as long as the municipality does not incur the costs. We will not support any council decision that seeks to suggest that the municipality pays for legal fees of those that are implicated in this report. Whilst we note there might be flaws in the report, individuals implicated must use their own money to challenge the report or take it for a court review.
The DA can never be part of an ANC-IFP coalition of corruption that started in the City of Johannesburg last year where the IFP divorced the DA through the media.