Riyaz Patel
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma believes the lack of skills and opportunities at local government level is to blame for corruption and infighting in municipalities.
The minister was part of a panel at a growth forum convened by the Kgalema Motlante Foundation in the Drakensberg Saturday.
She said “room for corruption will lessen” in local government when “processes become more transparent.”
Dlamini Zuma explained the lack of investment in small to medium-size enterprises in municipalities was not only hampering their economic growth, but also leading to malfeasance and instability.
While conceding that corruption is rife at local government level, the minister underlined that it was important to understand why.
She said in areas where people could not move to Johannesburg to look for employment opportunities, municipalities, schools and clinics became a primary source of employment.
“They fight to go to the municipality. Municipalities pay well
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