By Johnathan Paoli
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini has called for the resignation of City Manager Musa Mbhele, citing catastrophic failure to address escalating water losses that have now reached a staggering 58.08%.
The demand, issued by DA Councillor Mxolisi Khubisa, comes amid revelations that the municipality has lost billions of rands in non-revenue water over the past two years.
“This is not just a technical or financial failure, it is a failure of governance and leadership. He has clearly failed in his duties to provide one of the most basic services to the people of eThekwini. Under his leadership, water losses have worsened, infrastructure remains neglected, and residents continue to suffer,” Khubisa said.
According to internal municipal data, eThekwini has seen an alarming upward trend in water losses: 54% in 2020/21, 56.7% in 2022/23, and 57.8% in 2023/24.
The latest figure of 58.08% for the current financial year
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