ANC Whip of the eThekwini Executive Committee, Nkosenhle Madlala, stated that the R690 million in Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless, and Wasteful Expenditure was not stolen or lost.
The ANC in eThekwini said the R690 million Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless, and Wasteful Expenditure (UIFW) did not arise from fraud, theft, corruption, or services not rendered.
On Tuesday, the eThekwini Executive Committee (Exco) noted a report from the municipality’s finance committee on UIFW for the 2025/26 financial year, which is quarter 3 ended March 31, 2026.
The Exco committee was informed of non-compliance with the Supply Chain Management Policy (SCM), as well as the Local Government: Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA), which resulted in the UIFW.
The finance committee raised concerns about a lack of contract monitoring, an internal culture of non-compliance, including line departments not attending Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) meetings to provide the required information.
