An internal investigation has been launched by the municipality following claims of interfering with recruitment documents
Pietermaritzburg residents allege corruption and mismanagement as well as problems with the new billing system
Senior staff were allegedly told ahead of the elections ‘to cough up R5 million or resign’
They have also urged the government to conduct lifestyle audits on councillors and dissolve the troubled municipality
The directive includes the possibility that the municipality may have to consider fundraising and even sell its debtor’s book
The infestation has been attributed to uncollected refuse
Municipalities collectively owe Eskom more than R1 billion and are mired in unauthorised and wasteful expenditure and lack of consequence management