EDITORIAL | With R26bn in the hole, SA deserves better from its leaders

Instead of improving, irregular expenditure at municipalities in the 2019/20 financial year has got worse

23 June 2021 - 20:15 By sunday times daily

Despite the onset of a raging pandemic that threatened lives and livelihoods, one Eastern Cape municipality saw fit to buy a car for its mayor. Where did the money for this come from? Directly from designated Covid-19 funding — money that was meant for emergency water and sanitation projects...

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