The North West government is on the brink of a total collapse due to corruption. The startling disclosure came out of a briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Committee appointed by Cabinet to assess the governance situation in that province.
It was briefing members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in parliament on Thursday.
The Committee painted a picture of a government that is almost dysfunctional. It appeared from the briefing, that Public Finance Management Act had been completely disregarded.
Almost all municipal governments were dysfunctional. Twenty of a total of 22 received disclaimers, while 12 of them were totally dysfunctional.
But according to the Committee, the rot was deeply embedded in the Premier’s office.
Technical Task Team Mpumi Mpofu says:”The office of the premier failed to provide administrative leadership to the entire province and was not able to prevent conditions or responsibilities of oversight in this instance come to question.”
The most scathing report was the one presented to the Inter-Ministerial Committee by other stakeholders.
The Committee has recommended immediate interventions to stop the rot.
The NCOP will be visiting the province soon to conduct its own oversight.
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