Municipal manager admits to nearly year-long payroll scandal involving dual payments. Amajuba District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been exposed for knowingly paying two councillors for a single position — a scandalous irregularity that has persisted for nearly a year despite being flagged by officials and council members. Dlamini told parliamentarians that while the Electoral Commission of South Africa gazetted 29 councillors, the municipality has been paying 30 since May 2025. “Our issue is that the municipal manager has authorised two salaries to go to two people instead of one. You have authorised; you are the municipal manager; you are the accounting officer,” Mkhize said.