Thursday 22 September 2011

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SEVENTEEN town councillors of Drakenstein Municipality (27,8% of councillors) are in the red, owing a total of R54 000 on their municipal accounts. Drakenstein is the municipality with the highest councillors’ debt in the province.

This became clear this week following a parliamentary question on how much was owed by councillors in the province.

The two councillors who owe the most, are Mpelese Tshaya (ANC), and Christo­pher Jochims (D) of Saron. Both owe more than R10 000.

Another councillor with considerable debt is Spasie Kika (Independent).

Deputy Mayor Wilhelm Nothnagel (ANC) is also a debtor.

According to municipal spokesperson May Carolissen, the Municipality has now started to deduct the monies owed from the councillors’ salaries on a monthly basis.

“We are considering making arrangements so that all councillors’ municipal bills be deducted from their salaries in future.”

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