Hon House Chair, section 154 of the Constitution states that the national government must support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities to manage their own affairs, to exercise the powers and perform their functions. Yet, all ANC-governed municipalities are in total distress.
The question then arises: Does the department do their constitutional duty? The Department of Co-operate Governance and Traditional Affairs did not even have an annual report due to noncompliance - the same department that has to help and assist municipalities to comply with their financial and legislative duty.
In the lack of accountability and a laid back attitude of some officials - officials that have performance contracts - the ANC is not man enough to take stand and address the issues by firing such officials because they are also members of the ANC.
The same can be said about municipalities in the ANC that are not willing to act against their officials - officials that do have performance agreements in terms of the Municipal Financial Management Act. If you look at the Auditor-General's reports it states that municipalities have no political will and it shows by not acting.
Afrikaans:
Munisipaliteite in Suid-Afrika is slegte af as wat dit nog ooit in die afgelope 25 jaar was. Daar is munisipaliteite se dienste wat skipbreuk ly weens swak bestuur, wanadministrasie, tjo-tjo geldjies [money for bribes], korrupsie en die uitbuiting van staatskoffers. Dit wil voorkom dat, indien mense openbare gelde wil plunder en steel, dan moet 'n mens net goeie verbintenisse h. In
die geval van Suid-Afrika moet 'n mens net lid word van die ANC en ontplooi word om sulke beskerming te geniet.
Ek daag die ANC uit om my verkeerd te bewys en ontslae te raak van die amptenare, op alle vlakke van regering, wat nie voldoen aan hul prestasiekontrakte nie; waar mens duidelik kan sien dat daar agteruitgang is, soos in Emfuleni Munisipaliteit. Die ANC is dit verskuldig aan die belastingbetaler van Suid-Afrika. Dankie ... [Onhoorbaar.]
HON MEMBER: Chair, Ndlozi is going to the crche! [Interjections.]