Johannesburg - Residents of Metsimaholo District in Sasolburg have given the municipality seven days to repay money they claim was fraudulently spent, and for officials to step down.
On Wednesday, hundreds of residents stayed away from school and work to protest against officials they claim are corrupt.
Tshepo Mokoena, secretary of the ANCYL in Metsimaholo district and an organiser of the protest, said corruption charges had been laid against several executive members of the municipality.
The charges related to the awarding of a security tender worth R4 million.
Vaal police spokesman Peter Kareli confirmed that a case of corruption had been opened and would be investigated by the Hawks.
“The ANC said they would fight corruption at Mangaung. They said they would eradicate it and would have a zero tolerance on it,” Mokoena said.
“We expect the ANC to support our motion to ensure the promises are upheld. (The) ANC has a duty to deal with and investigate this issue as it affects the people who put them into power.
“That money… could have been used to improve the lives of the people in this district.”
Hundreds of residents marched to the municipal offices to hand executive members of the council a memorandum.
It demanded the executive initiate a probe into the allegations, repay wrongly spent money, and step down from their positions in the next seven days.
The Star