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The management of the social development department was confident in defending the R15bn unauthorised expenditure it incurred in the 2019/20 financial year, saying the money was spent on grants and was not mismanaged.
Msunduzi Municipality says it's taking disciplinary steps after its Public Accounts Committee lifted the lid on irregular expenditure to the tune of R20 million.
The individuals implicated in the matter allegedly did not follow due process, and have been suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary procedure.
It says the instruction is not intended to hide fruitless and wasteful expenditure nor to avoid accountability for it.
EThekwini's irregular expenditure nearly doubled in the previous financial year compared to the preceding period.