A report into the abuse of public funds by the mayor and deputy mayor of AbaQulusi Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has found that the pair are unfit to hold public office, and has recommended that serious action be taken against them. | kaveels
The report, signed off by the special ethics committee chairperson Swelakhe Shelembe in June, speaks to purposeful financial misconduct by Mayor Mncedisi Maphisa and his deputy, Mandla Mazibuko.
The ethics committee report called for an investigation with a specific focus on trip records for both top officials, saying the usage of the cars was without council approval. The report found no evidence of a threat analysis conducted by the police, a common requirement for security. His indulgences alone led to fruitless and wasteful expenditure of R513 063 between June 2021 and April 2022, the report noted.
The cost to merely hire the back-up vehicle was R24 000 per month, meaning that the cost of the car hire alone for the 11 months was R264 000.
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