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Greater Taung Local Municipality
The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in the North West, says it has instituted investigations in municipalities such as Greater Taung, Matlosana and Madibeng Local Municipalities.
MEC Gaoage Molapisi says the investigations are due to allegations of fraud, maladministration and corruption.
Molapisi made these remarks during the tabling of his departmental budget vote in the provincial legislature,
“In the case of the Greater Taung Local Municipality, where we have invoked this section, the investigations were triggered by persistent instability within the municipal council, which rendered it incapable of discharging its statutory responsibility.
“In the City of Matlosana, the investigations followed irregularities within governance and administrative structures. On the 15th of July 2025, we invoked 106 of the Municipal Systems Act to investigate allegations of maladministration and maleficence in Madibeng Local Municipality,” Molapisi explains.
The Head of Department for COGTA North West, Dr. Ben Bole, convened a crucial meeting in collaboration with Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality following serious allegations raised by Kgetlheng Rivier community forum against the municipality. pic.twitter.com/s8A786T6J3
— COGTA (@NW_COGTA) July 22, 2025
