Unpaid bills, councillors for election

06 Apr 2011

Ward councillors who have run up large bills for unpaid municipal services will not be removed from the ANC’s candidates’ list for the forthcoming municipal elections according to Gauteng ANC spokesman Dumisa Ntuli.

While not condemning the non-payment Ntuli admitted that it was “irresponsible” of councillors not to pay their rates and services accounts sent to them by different municipalities.

She was reacting to accusations from the Democratic Alliance that the organisation was “turning a blind eye” to the scores of councillors who have not paid their outstanding accounts and consistently refuse to do so. Read more: property24