David Makhura puts embattled Emfuleni under administration
The Gauteng premier says the move is to ensure service delivery and 'financial viability through a financial recovery plan'
Premier David Makhura on Monday announced a detailed and comprehensive plan to rescue the embattled Emfuleni municipality in Gauteng. Emfuleni was put under administration because of allegations of maladministration and its inability to provide adequate services. Makhura said the Emfuleni municipality would be placed under administration for six months. The provincial government would now take full financial control of the impoverished council. “Section 139 of the Constitution … gives the provincial executive of a province the authority to intervene when the municipality cannot or does not fulfil its executive obligations‚” he said. Makhura said the decision was taken to ensure that service delivery took place and to “ensure the financial viability through a financial recovery plan”. He said that the intervention would mainly focus on revenue collection. During the briefing on Monday‚ the premier slammed claims that the move to place the ANC-run Emfuleni municipality under administr...
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