Ekurhuleni spends over R3300 per month for a single chemical toilet
5 August 2019
I am disappointed to learn that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is spending over R3300 per month on a single chemical toilet.
This was revealed to me by the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements and COGTA, Lebogang Maile in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
According to MEC Maile, the Ekurhuleni Municipality awarded the chemical ‘tender toilets’ to 16 contractors who are charging the municipality anything from R 1050 to R 3362 per month for each toilet.
This is not an effective way of spending public funds. The City should have considered those contractors that were charging less in order to save costs and provide more toilets.