Mzimuni Ngiba and his co-accused allegedly killed his predecessor, councillor Siyabonga Mkhize, and fellow ANC member Mzukisi Nyanga ahead of the 2021 local government elections. | NkoRaphael
An ANC councillor in KwaZulu-Natal charged with the murder of his predecessor is still receiving a salary from the eThekwini municipality despite not fulfilling any municipal duties.
The ward, which includes the Manor Gardens and Mayville areas of Durban, has been without a councillor since the arrest of Mzimuni Ngiba in May last year.The councillor and his co-accused allegedly killed his predecessor, councillor Siyabonga Mkhize, and fellow ANC member Mzukisi Nyanga ahead of the 2021 local government elections.Mkhize was selected as the ANC's preferred ward councillor candidate in the runup to the local government elections on 1 November 2021.
The DA said the absence of a councillor in Ward 101 for the past 11 months was having an adverse effect on service delivery.In my letter to the MEC, I will be asking for answers on the action her office has taken after revelations that Ngiba was still earning a salary despite being absent from council and the community he is supposed to serve.
News24 reached out to the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs about the legality of Ngiba receiving his salary despite not fulfilling his duties.
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