Efforts to root out corruption in municipalities intensified - Premier Modise
An Executive Council (Exco) task team to oversee implementation of the Ministerial Task Team Report which had uncovered maladministration, fraud and corruption in Madibeng Local Municipality has been established, North West Premier Thandi Modise announced after the Special Exco meeting held in Mahikeng on Wednesday.
According to Premier Modise, the task team composed of the MECs for Finance, Local Government & Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements-Public Safety and Liaison and will ensure that investigations into reported cases of nepotism, fraud and corruption across all municipalities in the North West province are speedily concluded.
The team is expected to present a progress report in the next two weeks in time for a meeting with provincial police management and the Director of Public Prosecution to establish reasons for delays in finalising refereed cases.
The objective of the meeting will be to guarantee that new referrals are dealt with swiftly.
“Where obstruction and resistance are encountered, Exco will not hesitate to dissolve municipalities in terms of Section 139(1) c of the constitution. Though the approach of the Exco collective is to be evenhanded, there will be no compromise with those who have benefitted in any way from corruption. Where fraud and corruption are uncovered, properties will be attached and people send to jail,” stressed Premier Modise.
The political oversight committee to monitor adherence to timeframes for implementation of the over R2 billion projects to be rolled out in areas with water challenges in the short to medium term was also confirmed.
In appealing to communities to give the roll out of the implementation plan a chance, Modise said that the province will be embarking on a province wide roadshow to address stakeholders and community representatives about the targeted intervention. The first of the series of meetings is to be held in Madibeng next week.
The committee was also tasked to deal with challenges of sanitation as experienced in Marikana, Khuma, Ditsobotla, Delarayville and other areas in the province.
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