Embattled Endumeni under administration after corruption uncovered
Former mayor Sibongiseni Mbatha was arrested in May for allegedly planning a murder plot against municipal speaker Bongiwe Mbatha-Makhathini
The embattled Endumeni municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) — whose former mayor was at the centre of an alleged plot to kill the municipality’s speaker over the awarding of a tender — has been placed under administration. This comes after a forensic report uncovered rampant corruption‚ including payment of donations to bogus religious organisations. KZN co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube announced on Wednesday that the municipality was placed under administration following months of "infighting and paralysis", which had compromised service delivery. The municipality has been embroiled in internal strife following the arrest of former mayor Sibongiseni Mbatha in May for allegedly planning an assassination plot against the municipal speaker Bongiwe Mbatha-Makhathini‚ who was thought to be an obstacle in the awarding of a tender. The council was without a mayor and a speaker for some time after the IFP recalled both Mbatha and Mbatha-Makhathi...
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