LETTER: Halting freeloading frenzy
The Zondo commission has taught us that one of the commonest forms of corruption is overpayment
13 June 2019 - 05:03
The clampdown on mayoral gravy trains and other wasteful municipal spending is the best news we’ve had in weeks. Almost two-thirds of our municipalities are dysfunctional or in financial distress. It was high time that firm action was taken.
Further evidence of municipal failures is the municipal debt of R17bn to Eskom. It seems that many municipalities collect electricity payments from consumers and then spend it on other projects. This is not just wrong, it is also dishonest...
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