Hon Chair, members, the ANC government's greatest failure in the conditions of our municipalities has collapsed service delivery and most municipalities are dysfunctional, unsustainable and some even bankrupt.
We cannot approve a budget that will be squandered by municipalities where no consequent management is implemented. The ANC-led municipalities where cadre deployment and tender corruption is the order of the day and the moral compass seem to have been lost. These are municipalities where the Auditor-General's reports are blatantly ignored.
Out of the 257 municipalities that were audited, only 18 of them managed to produce quality financial statements, performance reports
as well as comply with all key legislation thereby receiving clean audits. This is regression from the 33 municipalities that received clean audits in the previous year.
There is a clear indication that many employees who are employed by municipalities do not possess the necessary skills to perform their tasks and we submit that this is due to cadre deployment and affirmative action which does not favour merit above race.
With the high rate of fraud, corruption, poor debt collection and supply chain mismanagement, it is no wonder that there are no funds left for service delivery.
Afrikaans:
Met die vergrype in wanbestuur wat steeds plaasvind, word daar vandag in die J B Marks Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in Noordwes oorweeg om sekuriteitsbeamptes aan te stel om oor munisipale eiendomme te bewaak. Hulle moet aangestel word teen R600 000 per maand. Dit is as gevolg van populistiese onrealistiese uitsprake oor grond.
By Stilfontein in Noordwes en die Khuma-uitbreiding word 'n hele gemeenskap op die oomblik gyselaar gehou om die regering se aandag
daarop te vestig dat geen ontwikkeling die afgelope paar jaar daar plaasgevind het nie.
Suid-Afrika kan nie bekostig dat die ekonomie skade moet ly weens protesoptrede soos hierdie, as gevolg van 'n kultuur soos hierdie wat soos 'n verwoestende vuur verslind om sy selfsugtige lus, selfregverdiging en eiegeregtigheid te bevredig nie.
Ons kan nie rels maak soos ons aangaan nie. Ons kan nie toelaat dat munisipaliteite nie optree volgens die relboek nie. Netso kan hierdie Huis nie aangaan om rels te buig soos wat dit sekere mense pas nie. Dankie.