In Conversation With Kingsol Chabalala MPL - DA Emfuleni North Constituency Head.

The financially strained Emfuleni Local Municipality has spent almost R12 million on four service providers for grave-digging between the 2022 and 2025 financial years, despite having a Parks and Recreation Department resourced with staff capable of performing this function. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng demands an end to this ongoing irresponsible spending and the utilization of existing staff to prevent the municipality from incurring unnecessary additional costs.
This information was revealed by Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Jacob Mamabolo, in a written response to a question tabled by the DA in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL).