The SIU has referred a R25 million generator procurement investigation involving Ditsobotla Local Municipality to the Special Tribunal after uncovering inflated pricing, irregular expenditure and procurement breaches
The municipality in North West has been riven by ANC infighting and nepotism for years, as residents live in sewage and have no water or other basic services
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk