COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOLLOWS UP ON MSUNDUZI GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT MEASURES
COGTA PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE FOLLOWS UP ON MSUNDUZI GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT MEASURES
The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s CoGTA Portfolio Committee is following up on resolutions arising from its Section 132 hearing with Msunduzi Municipality on 5 August 2026, amid recent developments concerning governance, administration and service delivery.
During the hearing, the Committee raised a number of concerns and adopted resolutions requiring further reporting and corrective action.
Since then, further concerns have emerged publicly around governance and administrative capacity, including the qualifications of certain senior officials and recent labour instability which disrupted service delivery.
The Committee has also received a submission from the Msunduzi Municipal Audit Committee dated 26 August 2026, raising concerns regarding the backlog and non-processing of reports before Council and MPAC, including matters involving internal audit, forensic investigations, material irregularities and governance.
Several of these issues intersect directly with matters already raised during the Committee’s Section 132 process.
During the hearing, the Committee was also informed that cooperation from the Municipality with the Premier’s Msunduzi Working Group had been a challenge. The Committee was subsequently advised that the Working Group had resumed its work.
As we approach one month since the hearing, I have written to the MEC for CoGTA requesting a consolidated progress report on the implementation of the Committee’s resolutions, the progress of the Premier’s Msunduzi Working Group and the Section 154 support being provided to the Municipality.
The Committee wants to establish whether cooperation has improved, what measurable progress has been achieved since the Working Group resumed its work, and how the Premier’s Working Group and Section 154 support are being coordinated.
It is important that the different support measures work together effectively, with clear responsibilities and accountability for outcomes.
The question for the Committee is therefore not simply what support structures are in place, but whether they are working, whether they are working together and whether they are producing measurable improvements in governance, administration and service delivery.
Our responsibility as a Portfolio Committee is not only to identify concerns, but to follow through on resolutions and commitments and assess whether corrective measures are producing results.
The Committee will consider the reports submitted to it and determine whether any further oversight action is required.
ENDS
Issued by:
Hon. Marlaine Nair, MPL
Chairperson: Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
