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SA Local Government Association (Salga) CEO Xolile George said the risk cover could include life cover for a councillor, for injury or damage to their property.

Since the local government elections in May last year, councillors in Ekurhuleni and Soweto in Gauteng, Komatipoort in Mpumalanga and the Greater Tubatse municipality have had their properties destroyed.

"We have done our modelling and so far the average cost would be about R25 per councillor per month that would be required to be paid towards that fund," George told the paper.

The money would be used as risk cover for over 10,000 councillors countrywide.

Salga chairman Thabo Manyoni said the association had also spoken to President Jacob Zuma about the risk insurance.

"The ball is in the court of the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs and national treasury to address the issue," Manyoni told the New Age.

"We have made our recommendations."

Manyoni added that Salga made some changes to their constitution, one of which was the inclusion of additional members to represent the association at the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).

He said the delegates agreed to implement a plan to improve service delivery across the country.

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Wed Jun 19 08:29:39 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 14, 2012

RobinH

Absolute kak. Taxpayers to pay for the protection of people that earn huge salaries and don't deliver! Do your jobs and it won't be an issue.

What's with "implementing a plan to improve service delivery"? Who needs a plan. Just force local government officials to do their jobs or they should be fired. It's really not such a brainteaser.
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Sep 14, 2012

Lehido

sh!t......Why do we have to cover them?..For what?..Stealing our money and we can't moer them?..

The ANC underestimates the power of the people and they are throwing sh!t in our faces....Their propertird were destryed becasue they are incompetent thieves
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Sep 14, 2012

Zabaragast

So we'll be paying to insure them and their assets in case they do their jobs and we go after them?
In that case let's let rip on councilors,we're paying for it mos.
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Sep 14, 2012

|Sinudeity|

Eish, the politicians have it easy. They dont pay tax. Dont pay for their own vehicles, dont pay for their homes, h3ll, dont even pay for their own insurance. While on the other hand, we pay for our vehicles, we pay for our homes, we pay our taxes, and we pay for our own insurance.
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Sep 14, 2012

Voetzek

Maretetetetetete, kak maan
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Sep 17, 2012

Pointman

Most of them are busy running their private business instead of treating their councillors position as a full time job. Therefor they cannot perform. Being councillors they have an inside track on tenders and are able to use public property to run their business. Most employees pay for their own cover - these guys must do the same.
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