By Akani Nkuna
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has established a disciplinary board to investigate financial misconduct and unauthorised and wasteful expenditure in the metro.
“The disciplinary board has already concluded preliminary investigations on six matters totalling R535 million and will report the outcomes to the council at its next ordinary meeting… These matters pertain to alleged acts of financial misconduct and historical unresolved UIFWE (Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure) issues that will lead to consequence management,” he said.
This follows a scathing letter sent by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana two weeks ago to the municipality.
The minister instructed Morero to respond with a comprehensive plan on how he planned to crack down on financial misconduct and enforce consequence management.
This includes a full account of the issues behind the R23.6 billion in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure as reported in the city’s 2023/24 financial statements.
The R23.6 billion
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