Evaton toilet project in disrepair as DA flags R24m ‘scandal’

By Simon Nare

The DA’s Emfuleni mayoral candidate, Kingstol Chabalala, says he has uncovered a “toilet scandal” during an oversight visit to Evaton, where communal ablution structures erected in 2024 are already falling apart, with some left incomplete.

Chabalala said the corrugated iron toilet project, implemented by the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements, involved 30 units built on communal stands shared by multiple families.

He said the department indicated that each structure — comprising male and female toilets and a shower — cost R815,000, bringing the total project cost to more than R24 million.

“We will be reporting this seemingly corrupt construction project to law enforcement agencies to ensure that those responsible are held to account,” Chabalala said.

“Each toilet came at a cost of R815,000, with a total expenditure of over R24 million. However, today’s oversight revealed that the toilets are in a state of disrepair, despite the exorbitant