Question NO484 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
14 September 2022 - NO484
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she has been informed of the report of the Forensic Investigation into Irregularities and Irregular Payments at uMuziwabantu Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, which among other things recommends disciplinary action and criminal charges against the current municipal manager and other officials for their alleged role in defrauding the specified municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what actions has she and/or her department taken to assist that municipality to hold the officials accountable and to recover the monies lost?
Reply:
I received communication which had information on a forensic investigation conducted at the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality and I responded by referring the matter to the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. I have not received the final forensic report and its findings. I have since requested that the uMuziwabantu Local Municipality shares a copy of the report with the Department, which report I will submit to Parliament once I have received same.