Durban – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday announced that the once indebted uMngeni Local Municipality is now debt free.
Francois Rodgers, the DA KZN leader, said uMngeni Local Municipality, the first municipality run by his party in the province, has managed to pay off a R10.4 million loan making it “debt free”.
Rogers added: “This is 11 months into governance, saving residents R450 000 in interest this year”.
Under Mayor Chris Pappas’s and his team’s governance, Rogers said, “the DA has managed to wipe off all debt created by the ANC [African National Congress].”
Rogers said the savings of almost half a million rand can now be spent on service delivery for the residents of uMngeni.
“UMngeni is testimony that the DA gets things done,” Rogers boasted.
