SCOPA Probe into eThekwini Municipality Corruption Allegations
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA
DA Welcomes SCOPA Probe into eThekwini Municipality Corruption Allegations
DURBAN — The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini has welcomed a directive from Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) ordering the eThekwini Municipality to investigate mounting allegations of corruption and maladministration.
In a statement released on Tuesday, DA eThekwini Caucus Leader Councillor Thabani Mthethwa said the intervention follows persistent demands by the opposition party for accountability regarding stalled infrastructure projects and service delivery failures.
Among the key issues under scrutiny is the Inanda Namibia Stop 8 housing development. According to the DA, more than R140 million has been spent on the project, yet it remains incomplete nearly a decade after it commenced.
Mthethwa also highlighted the city’s persistent water crisis, which has left numerous communities without water for weeks. He noted that opposition oversight visits to municipal depots exposed deep operational inefficiencies.
"Oversight visits by DA councillors to municipal depots have further revealed water tankers standing idle, unlicensed, or broken down," Mthethwa said, pointing out that affected residents are frequently left without even basic water tanker support.
The call for an investigation is further bolstered by the Auditor-General’s report from earlier this year, which flagged escalating unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure within the municipality. The DA contends that a severe lack of consequence management has allowed these financial irregularities to go unchecked.
Mthethwa blamed the municipality's governing coalition for the erosion of local government standards in the metro.
"The continued lack of accountability has contributed to the steady decline of governance and service delivery in eThekwini, while the ANC-led coalition continues to shield officials from meaningful consequences through vague responses and inadequate reporting," Mthethwa stated.
The DA has committed to monitoring the SCOPA-mandated investigation closely to ensure transparency and decisive action are taken against implicated officials.
The eThekwini Municipality has not yet issued a formal response to the SCOPA directive.
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