Cape The city – Citizens and individuals of the Komani Civic Discussion board have accused the Enoch Mgijima Native Municipality (EMLM) officers of environment the Komani the town corridor on hearth, allegedly in an try to hide proof of corruption inside the municipality.
The city corridor housed places of work of the mayor, speaker and leader whip, municipal supervisor, leader operations officer and the company products and services directorate. It’s the fourth EMLM development destroyed in a blaze since remaining yr.
Chairperson of the Komani Civic Discussion board, Zithulele Sana, mentioned: “We’re suspecting that there’s something they’re looking to disguise, like proof. When you burn down all of the computer systems and books, then there will likely be no proof.
“This week, an auditor was once meant to consult with the ones places of work. Sadly for that auditor the city corridor has been burnt down now,” he mentioned.
The discussion board additionally mentioned it had misplaced all self belief within the municipality management.
Dozens of citizens took to the streets on Monday to precise their dismay over the hearth which came about on the weekend.
The protesters marched to the Chris Hani and ANC regional places of work within the the town to call for solutions concerning the hearth that destroyed the 130-year-old development.
The municipality mayor, Thembeka Bunu, mentioned they have been dashing up processes to verify all body of workers individuals have been relocated to new places of work.
The reason for the hearth remains to be below investigation. On the other hand, the provincial police division mentioned a 49-year-old guy were arrested for tampering with very important infrastructure.
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