DA's Msimanga accuses Gauteng premier Lesufi of evading unfeasible promises, disputes departmental letters' validity
DA's Msimanga accuses Gauteng premier Lesufi of evading unfeasible promises, disputes departmental letters' validityThe DA’s Solly Msimanga has accused re-elected Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi of “running away from promises that seem now to no longer be financially feasible” after he did not sign off on letters discontinuing the Nasi iSpani programme, as he stated on social media platform X.
But the DA does not believe he did not know because the letters were signed by the heads of departments, including Rufus Mmutlana from the department of education and Khululekile Mase of the department of agriculture, rural development and environment. “It is likely that the EPWP funds are exhausted or contracts are being terminated because of the one-year rule that prevents contracts from being extended.”
“The DA maintains that the provincial government must stick to the rules and legislation. We must ensure our budgets are used for service delivery.”A second letter, from the department of education, states: “This memo serves to retract the communique by the department dated 12 June, 2024, where the end date of the Gauteng youth brigades programme was communicated as ending on 30 June, 2024.”
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