Salga defends KZN municipalities that cut off businesses and departments in debt

The gathering hosted 54 mayors and their municipal managers.

“Mayors were unequivocal and stood their ground. School governing bodies and hospital CEOs get allocated funding for municipal services, however this money is diverted to other priorities. This becomes unfair,” said Ntuli.Ntuli said it was concerning that the provincial government was charged with the responsibility to help municipalities. It should be a concern to the provincial treasury that some bills went unpaid by councils.

Other challenges listed include the alleged slow response of government departments, the lack of district planning due to the provincial government not having district-based plans and thus not participating effectively at district-development level, and the lack of programmes targeted at youth.“Some consultants charge three times the salary of a permanent CFO,” said Ntuli.

He maintained that renewable energy was not a complete solution. However, t as a localised response, Salga sees renewable energy as having the potential to keep municipalities running amid Eskom's failures. The chair of the institute of local government management in KZN, Nkosiyezwe Vezi, expressed concern over the salary cuts which some managers face as a result of their employment terms.“I need to be able to afford a car, pension and send my children to school," said Vezi, who is the municipal manager for Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma municipality.

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