SCOPA zooms in on alleged corruption in eThekwini Municipality

By Sihle Mavuso 

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has pounced on the corruption-tainted eThekwini municipality to investigate a range of alleged corruption matters that has been reported about the entity. 

In its first step, the committee chaired by MP Songoze Zibi from Rise Mzansi has directed eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba to provide its with a range of reports on matters that has been brought to its attention for further probing. 

The move by SCOPA comes as calls are intensifying for the Madlanga Commission to zoom into eThekwini and probe entities like Durban Transport, the Durban Metro Police and the Water department. 

In the letter by Zibi dated 13 May 2026, Xaba has to provide the information by Monday next week.

Among the matters the committee wants its reports on is the Namibia 8 Housing Project in the notorious township of Inanda in the north of Durban. The project