{"id":8685,"date":"2020-09-10T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:23:15","slug":"cogta-mec-issued-stern-warning-to-nquthu-council-over-governance-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2020\/09\/10\/cogta-mec-issued-stern-warning-to-nquthu-council-over-governance-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"COGTA MEC ISSUED STERN WARNING TO NQUTHU COUNCIL OVER GOVERNANCE FAILURES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"505\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nquthu-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10875\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial Narrow; font-size: large;\">The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has warned the Council of the Nquthu Local Municipality of consequences that will follow should they fail to address governance and council functionality issues that have seen service delivery almost grind to a halt in this municipality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hlomuka\u2019s visit follows the failure by the Council to resolve a number of issues which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial narrow, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">the election of Councillor I.L Shabalala as the Mayor, following the resignation of Councillor S.M Kunene. While the department has made several attempts to advise the Speaker, Councillor M.E Mnguni to remedy the situation to no avail. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial narrow, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The failure by the municipality to comply with the requirements of the Municipal Systems Act related to the development and approval of the IDP and Budget Process Plan which was to be adopted on or before the 31st of August 2020. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial narrow, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The failure by the municipality to investigate Unauthorized, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial narrow, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The dysfunctionality of Municipal Public Accounts Committee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial narrow, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>The municipality has also since 2017, been embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with the Department over the appointment of three senior managers, namely the Municipal Manager,\u00a0the Chief Financial Officer and the Director Planning and Development. The municipality had challenged the Department\u2019s decision right up to the Constitutional Court, where the municipality\u2019s application failed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These failures threaten the ability of the municipality to render services to residents.<\/p>\n<p>MEC Hlomuka has warned Councillors that his department will not allow this municipality to\u00a0descend into a state of chaos and jeopardise the provision of service delivery to communities of this deeply rural municipality.<\/p>\n<p>In his meeting with the Council, MEC Hlomuka has requested the Councillors to put their act\u00a0together by addressing issues that have been identified by the department so that governance\u00a0issues can be improved within the municipality to the benefit of residents.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has warned the Council of the Nquthu Local Municipality 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