Placing KZN council under administration is ANC ploy, IFP says
Co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has announced she will appoint an administrator to run the AbaQulusi municipality
Opposition parties have claimed the ANC is trying to run the IFP -led AbaQulusi municipality in KwaZulu-Natal “through the back door”, by placing it under administration. The parties say they intend challenging the decision in court. AbaQulusi is governed by the IFP through a coalition with the DA and EFF. On Monday, MEC for co-operative governance Nomusa Dube-Ncube announced that she would appoint an administrator to run the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality. This administrator will be at the helm of the municipality, approving all municipal expenditure. Dube-Ncube cited many challenges faced by the municipality , including allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and a ballooning Eskom debt which currently stands at nearly R50m. About three months ago Dube-Ncube placed the Endumeni municipality, which is also run by an IFP/DA/EFF coalition, under administration. The opposition parties sees a political hand behind the MEC's decisions. In December 2018 three ANC AbaQulusi councilors...
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