The Mpumalanga government will probe allegations of maladministration, fraud, corruption and poor service delivery in the Emalahleni municipality, it said on Thursday. It would include investigating water quality and the reasons for a lack of basic services in informal settlements and potholes, the office of co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Norman Mokoena said in a statement.
The claims were made by local residents and also contained in a handover report he received when he took office. "Upon receiving such allegations the MEC wrote to the municipality requesting them to respond to the allegations made against them. The MEC was not satisfied with the response and he has taken a decision to launch a full scale investigation."There had been violent service delivery protests in municipalities around the province in recent weeks, including Emalahleni.
Source: IoL
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