By Sihle Mavuso
EFF MP Mazwi Blose on Wednesday asked parliament to verify eThekwini municipality’s claim that it has built up a fleet of about 250 municipal-owned water tankers to reduce its reliance on private contractors.
Blose, who hails from eThekwini, raised the issue during a joint Scopa and Cogta committee hearing, where the municipality was represented by mayor Cyril Xaba, city manager Musa Mbhele and chief financial officer Dr Sandile Mnguni, among others.
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Cogta committee chairperson Dr Zweli Mkhize represented his committee at the meeting.
Blose, who is a member of the Scopa committee, pressed the matter after Mnguni told MPs during a presentation that the metro had reduced its use of hired water tankers after the Auditor-General flagged concerns over related tenders, and had instead acquired its own tankers to supply water to affected communities.
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