Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs COGTA Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says he will press criminal charges against municipalities that fail to account for disaster funds. Dozens of people have died due to severe weather conditions in the country. The Western, Eastern and Northern Cape among others were the hardest-hit areas, with flooding and infrastructure damage.
Hlabisa says hell convene a meeting on Sunday evening where accountability for money will top the agenda.
Tomorrow evening, from 7pm-9pm , Im convening the Inter-Departmental Committee on Disaster Management. The first thing that we will do, a municipality that has not accounted for the money that was given last year or early this year, if they cant give an account, we cant release extra money. If they dont give an account, we will escalate the matter where there will be a need of opening criminal cases.
