DA-led Joburg metro was close to financial ruin, says Makhubo
Former mayor Herman Mashaba says the city was in good financial health when he left and Geoff Makhubo has a long history of 'crying wolf'
19 February 2020 - 21:31
The Johannesburg metro, the economic hub of the Gauteng province, was on the brink of financial collapse during the administration of the DA-led coalition, mayor Geoff Makhubo said on Wednesday.
Makhubo, who has been in the mayoral office for just three months, said he can “confirm with certainty” that the previous DA-led administration had brought the city to “near financial collapse”. It had created an environment where maladministration, corruption and fraud thrived. ..
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