A forensic audit has revealed that the National Freedom Party (NFP) drove the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality of Nongoma into the ground through the use of a “corrupt mafia-style elite”‚ the Democratic Alliance in the province says.
It said the proof was contained within the summary of a forensic audit into alleged irregularities within the municipality including wide-scale corruption‚ fraud and maladministration. A copy of the report was recently given to the DA.
“According to the report‚ the audit was finalised on 5 December 2016. In January KZN COGTA MEC‚ Nomusa Dube-Ncube‚ sent the document to the municipal Speaker with the instruction that she receive a response within 21 days.
“The DA is not aware of any response to date‚” said the DA’s KZN spokesperson on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)‚ Hlanganani Gumbi.
Gumbi said the forensic report investigated 21 different allegations with some damning findings. These included:
- MANCO’s alleged authorisation of a ‘municipal account’ at a local store‚ where senior NFP municipal officials ran up a bill of R150‚000 on items such as cooking oil‚ apples‚ baked beans and chakalaka. This was done in contravention of Supply Chain Management procedure. In one instance the report states that purchases on this account were listed as an ‘emergency’; and
- The alleged abuse of municipal funds with a “staggering” R90‚000 spent on the purchase of 1‚000 ‘party t-shirts’ for the Indigenous Games held in Nongoma.
“Particularly shocking is that Auditors could not properly conclude their investigations as the municipality failed to keep proper financial and supply chain records. This has severely compromised the team’s ability to reach any final outcome. Without these deliberations‚ the report recommends that R6.9 million be recovered‚” said Gumbi.
Forensic audit shows KZN municipality was run by corrupt ‘mafia-style’ NFP elite: DA
A forensic audit has revealed that the National Freedom Party (NFP) drove the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality of Nongoma into the ground through the use of a “corrupt mafia-style elite”‚ the Democratic Alliance in the province says.
It said the proof was contained within the summary of a forensic audit into alleged irregularities within the municipality including wide-scale corruption‚ fraud and maladministration. A copy of the report was recently given to the DA.
“According to the report‚ the audit was finalised on 5 December 2016. In January KZN COGTA MEC‚ Nomusa Dube-Ncube‚ sent the document to the municipal Speaker with the instruction that she receive a response within 21 days.
“The DA is not aware of any response to date‚” said the DA’s KZN spokesperson on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA)‚ Hlanganani Gumbi.
Gumbi said the forensic report investigated 21 different allegations with some damning findings. These included:
- MANCO’s alleged authorisation of a ‘municipal account’ at a local store‚ where senior NFP municipal officials ran up a bill of R150‚000 on items such as cooking oil‚ apples‚ baked beans and chakalaka. This was done in contravention of Supply Chain Management procedure. In one instance the report states that purchases on this account were listed as an ‘emergency’; and
- The alleged abuse of municipal funds with a “staggering” R90‚000 spent on the purchase of 1‚000 ‘party t-shirts’ for the Indigenous Games held in Nongoma.
“Particularly shocking is that Auditors could not properly conclude their investigations as the municipality failed to keep proper financial and supply chain records. This has severely compromised the team’s ability to reach any final outcome. Without these deliberations‚ the report recommends that R6.9 million be recovered‚” said Gumbi.
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