based in Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape are calling for the sacking of the council Speaker. This after allegations of double-dipping against the Speaker and another councillor surfaced.
This municipality has been in the news for all the right reasons recently. It has received eight clean audits for eight consecutive years but now, things are taking a sharp turn. A public servant elected as a councillor must resign immediately from the public service before assuming duties of being a councillor. The matter is under investigation.
But opposition parties want accountability. They believe the council knew all along about this double-dipping.
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