Municipal Corruption
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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,…
EPWP funding to eThekwini halted over ‘jobs for sex’ and ghost beneficiaries scandal
Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has suspended EPWP funding to eThekwini after an Auditor-General report exposed ghost beneficiaries, irregular payments and allegations of…
eThekwini official found guilty of sexual misconduct remains on municipal payroll
A senior metro manager found guilty of sexual misconduct in an internal investigation remains employed months later, raising questions about accountability, secrecy and…
Prisoners, parolees and ghost workers on municipality payroll
Maluti-a-Phofung city manager Mzwakhe Mofokeng is on the warpath to stamp out rampant and entrenched corruption bringing the town to its knees
EThekwini internal investigation implicates senior manager in sexual misconduct
The probe was conducted by the City Integrity and Investigations Unit
Tampering scandal halts top Msunduzi appointment
An internal investigation has been launched by the municipality following claims of interfering with recruitment documents
eThekwini metro ‘very selective’ over information provided to section 154 team
A progress report has highlighted a lack of transparency, poor competency and rampant corruption
Editorial: Let us all heed the AG’s words
Tsakani Maluleke is begging on our behalf, but no one is listening
Nelson Mandela Bay faces SIU probe over dodgy street light tenders
An internal report shows that the municipality bungled two tenders related to street lights, one of which exceeded its budgeted amount by R24 million