Premier must take responsibility for financial collapse at Mogalakwena, says OTM

By Lebone Rodah Mosima

The On The Move (OTM) Political Party on Tuesday said that the financial crisis in Limpopo’s Mogalakwena Local Municipality was quickly turning into an imminent financial collapse linked to ongoing reckless spending and illegal contracts.

OTM leader Victor Mokonyane said the municipality had racked up irregular payments amounting to about R425 million in the 2024/25 financial year.

He accused provincial authorities and law enforcement of failing to intervene, blaming Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba and the province’s Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) department for the state of affairs.

The municipality has not publicly confirmed the R425 million figure, and no audited documentation supporting that specific amount was available at the time of publication.

While the party’s claims about the scale and nature of alleged irregular expenditure could not be independently verified, Mogalakwena has previously been the subject of official corruption and procurement investigations.

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