Emfuleni reportedly spends almost R700 mln on employee overtime

The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal, south of Johannesburg, has reportedly spent almost R700 million on employee overtime.

This was revealed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in its response to questions from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.

The municipality is battling refuse removal, potholes, and deteriorating infrastructure.

Emfuleni Mayoral Candidate, Kingsol Thabalala, says the party will continue to demand answers until those responsible for the misuse of municipal resources are held accountable.

“This raises eyebrows about where this money is actually going. Are employees genuinely working these overtime hours, or is this yet another channel through which public funds are being misused or siphoned away? The people of Emfuleni deserve transparency because if such massive sums are being spent without any improvement in services, something is clearly and deeply wrong. This reckless spending is an insult to struggling residents who deserve clean streets, reliable infrastructure, and accountable leadership.”

Emfuleni Municipality | Residents bemoan poor infrastructure in the area: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFpIcOdxTc8