Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning

Question by: 
Hon Brett Herron
Answered by: 
Hon Anton Bredell
Question Number: 
16
Question Body: 

(1) What progress, if any, has been made by the provincial government’s intervention in terms of section 139(1) of the Constitution and the directive arising from section 32(2) and 176(2) of the MFMA;

(2) whether the Municipality issued letters of demand to the cited individuals; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) (a) what amount, if any, of the impugned expenditure has been recovered and (b) what are the next steps to recover any unrecovered amount?

Answer Body: 

T    The Garden Route District Municipality has complied with the Directive issued by the Provincial Executive and issued letters of demand to the cited individuals. The Municipality has furthermore subsequently instituted litigation against these individuals to recover the funds. To date, no funds have been recovered by the Municipality and hence why litigation was instituted against these individuals.

 

 

Date: 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
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