eThekwini municipality racks up nearly R500m in irregular expenditure

The eThekwini municipality has racked up almost R500m in irregular expenditure in the first quarter of the current financial year.A meeting of the executive committee on Tuesday noted R461m had been misused and mismanaged up to September 30.Among the primary contributing factors to the irregular spending is non-compliance with supply chain management processes.“The background provided was that the reports have been reviewed and analysed by the internal control unit and noted by the bid adjudication committee, and would be referred to the municipal public accounts committee for…