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UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: ‘Slap in the face for residents’ — NMB council rejects motions calling for streetlight tender accountability
['Kyran Blaauw']
Daily Maverick
One motion sought the precautionary suspension of more than 10 Electricity and Energy Directorate officials implicated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in alleged fraud and corruption tied to streetlight contracts.
Ensure that all such officials are subjected to formal disciplinary processes in line with applicable legislation and municipal policies.
Take urgent legal and financial steps to recover all irregular, unauthorised, wasteful and fruitless expenditure arising from the streetlight contracts.
“I will support this motion on condition that the same action proposed for officials also applies to councillors.
Ensure that future public commitments regarding streetlight repairs are made only where confirmed budgets, materials, and implementation plans are in place.