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The SIU has referred an investigation into a R25 million irregular procurement of generators for the Boikhutsong pump stations in Ditsobotla Local Municipality to the Special Tribunal, after inflated pricing and procurement breaches involving Rensch Trading CC were detected
BOIKHUTSONG PUMP STATIONS

SIU flags inflated generator prices in R25m Ditsobotla contract probe

The SIU has referred a R25 million generator procurement investigation involving Ditsobotla Local Municipality to the Special Tribunal after uncovering inflated pricing,…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
4 min read
Rubbish is scattered around Blydeville in Lichtenburg, with a resident saying that she has not seen a refuse collector for years. Photo: Lunga Mzangwe
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

‘Shit houses’ and broken promises: A decade of despair in Ditsobotla

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

  • Lunga Mzangwe
10 min read
The R28.1 million was for the city to service the stands, whereafter eThekwini would sell the land to private companies that would build houses. (File photo)
AUDITOR GENERAL

‘Terribly scary’: Dysfunctional municipalities are a threat to South Africa’s economy

The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk

  • Sarah Smit
  • Anathi Madubela
7 min read