The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has accused premier Sihle Zikalala of lying about the cost of new vehicles for the widows of late King Goodwill Zwelithini.
The DA believes that “by not being truthful” about the cost of the cars, Zikalala contravened his oath where he swore to always conduct himself in an honest and transparent manner.“The question is whether he deliberately misled the people or whether he was given the incorrect information by his own officials. If the latter is the case, then he must indicate exactly who misled him and what action will be taken.
“We expect him to be honest and tell us why he said that the six vehicles were bought for less than Reach. We expect him to be honest and admit that his office ignored the R5m budget and instead spent R5.6m,” said Mncwango. The DA said it would, in the interim, submit a parliamentary question to the Treasury to establish if it had approved the amount spent. The DA expects the premier to explain his actions to the people of KwaZulu-Natal. If — as he claims — he is committed to transparency, then he must step up and do the right thing in the spirit of good governance and accountability and not try to run away from the issue,” added Mncwango.
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