ANC-led Municipality in KZN Under Fire For Salary Increases

SANDILE MOTHA

DESPITE facing crippling financial strain, the ANC led uMgungundlovu district municipality on the KwaZulu – Natal region is pressing ahead with their ambition to increase salaries for its senior management and councillors.

This was confirmed to Inside Metro this week by some  councillors who are livid, saying funds should instead be rechannelled to desperate and destitute families who have been hit hard by the aftermath of Covid-19. 

Bukelani Zuma, an IFP councillor in the district municipality said his party had exhausted all internal avenues in the council but were defeated by the ANC majority.

“As councillors we serve on the mercy of the public who elected us to power to be their voice. Our district has a huge number of child headed homes. I’m inundated every day with calls from families who are struggling to make ends meet. They are hungry all they want is food. My plea