DA asks Public Protector to probe alleged maladministration in Johannesburg

By Akani Nkuna

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Public Protector to investigate what it describes as systemic maladministration in the City of Johannesburg, arguing that persistent governance failures, deteriorating municipal infrastructure and weak accountability have severely undermined service delivery.

Speaking during a media briefing in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, on Friday, DA Federal Leader and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said years of political neglect, irregular expenditure and inadequate infrastructure maintenance had left residents and businesses bearing the consequences.

“Firstly, what I have seen here today is absolutely shocking. I also know that it is fixable. What we have seen here today is caused by years of neglect, failure to prioritise investment in basic infrastructure and failure to spend money properly,” he said.

“The consequences are plain for all to see, and not just in the smell and the huge river of sewage that we saw, but also