Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbites in English and Afrikaans by Cllr Johannes Le Grange
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Matlosana rejects with contempt, a decision taken by the ANC in Council, to buy the Speaker, Cllr Stella Mondlane, a brand new vehicle valued at R700,000.00 instead of using this money to improve the delivery of services to residents in Klerksdorp, Stilfontein and Orkney.
Speaker Mondlane is now getting a brand new car while she also enjoys a R12,000.00 monthly allowance towards her private vehicle.
Evidently, there is a scratch-my-back-and-I’ll-scratch-yours relationship between Speaker Mondlane and Mayor James Tsolela, because Council approved the purchase of a luxury mayoral car for R700,000.00 in April this year.
It appears that desperate ANC cadres have realised that the gravy train is nearing its end and are hellbent to suck the last bit of money out of Matlosana before voters kick them to the curb.
Spending R1,4 million on luxury cars in less than three months shows total disregard for the dire financial situation Matlosana finds itself in.
The City of Matlosana is currently operating at a monthly deficit of R50 million and is failing to honour its payment agreements with Midvaal Water Board and Eskom, for which the cumulative debt stands at R2 billion.
Matlosana will soon run out of funds to pay salaries of municipal staff and service operating costs, which will collapse the little bit of service delivery completely.
It is time to bid the ANC in government farewell and replace the failed governance of the ANC with the good governance of the DA.