Municipal managers cite political interference as factor requiring attention to deal with municipal rot
(World News South Africa)

Durban - An association of municipal managers nationwide is proposing a range of interventions to ensure that municipalities do not continue to squander public funds as revealed in the recent Auditor-General (AG) annual report. In a five-point proposal sent out just days after AG Kimi Makwetu said municipal irregular and wasteful expenditure has shot to a staggering R32-billion, Max Mbili, the President of the Institute for Local Government Management of South Africa (ILGM), said as local government...