SANDILE MOTHA
OPPOSITION parties in KwaZulu-Natal say the recent municipal audit outcomes released by the Auditor- General Kimi Makwetu this week were sufficient grounds to place the uMgungundlovu district municipality under administration.
The political parties were speaking to Inside Metros in the aftermath of the district topping the province as the worst performing municipality.
According to the 2018/19 municipal audit outcomes released by Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday, the district recorded six qualified audit opinions.
“This is a clear indication that the district is not well run both administratively and politically. Currently the post of CFO has not been filled for a year now as a result there is no financial stability,” explained Bongumusa Nhlabathi, DA uMgungundlovu caucus leader.
Nhlabathi told Inside Metros that the situation was only getting worse, saying municipal woes should be attributed to the incompetence of current mayor Thobekile Maphumulo.
“Political will is just not there and
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