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National Treasury asked to visit Enoch Mgijima Municipality

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Dear Editor

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on National Treasury to physically visit the Enoch Mgijima Municipality to see for themselves the destruction caused by a failed local government. This follows the decision of the national government to place the municipality under administration in terms of Section 139 (5) and (7) of the Constitution, due to their continued and prolonged financial and service delivery failures.

While the municipality has already been placed under provincial administration twice, it is clear that factions within the ruling party and a distinct lack of political will at provincial level prevented any strict enforcement of the intervention.

This has had a devastating impact on service delivery which has effectively ground to a halt. Electricity supply is frequently cut off, roads have collapsed and clean drinking water is unheard of in many communities. Businesses have packed up and left for better opportunities elsewhere and jobs have been shed.

We will also insist that the following steps be taken to ensure that the financial status of the municipality is stabilised and that service delivery is once again placed at the centre of the municipal agenda:

  • Regular and accurate billing for municipal services is reinstated;
  • Money owed to Eskom is ring fenced and paid on a monthly basis to ensure that supply is continuous;
  • Electricity and water infrastructure is maintained and upgraded to ensure constant supply, as this will retain local business owners and attract investors to the municipality;
  • A full forensic audit into supply chain management within the administration, including the Bid Adjudication and Evaluation committees; to identify fraudulent tender processes and apply consequence management where necessary;
  • A full investigation into the pricing of road repair and maintenance contracts within the municipality to assess whether value for money has been achieved;
  • A full programme of road upgrading be implemented in both urban and rural communities;
  • A full assessment of the municipal waste management programme be undertaken to ensure that all communities are serviced and kept clean; and
  • That the municipality engage fully with all communities to ensure that their basic needs are provided.

National Treasury must continue to visit the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality regularly to keep their finger on the pulse to ensure that the intervention succeeds.

The people of Enoch Mgijima deserve clean drinking water, traversable roads and a constant supply of electricity. They deserve the DA difference because where the DA governs, we get things done.

Media Enquiries

Jane Cowley, MPL
Enoch Mgijima Constituency Leader

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