Samwu gives Joburg 7 days to act on JRA ‘corruption’
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union claims that fraud and corruption at the Johannesburg Road Agency continues unabated.
The union briefed the media on what is claims to be new evidence of looting the entity, which is responsible for constructing and maintaining the city’s roads.
Provincial secretary Mpho Tladinyane said the city has been given seven days to act against the individuals who have allegedly been siphoning off resources for personal gain.
“As a union, we have over a period of time raised the alleged fraudulent and corrupt activities within the city. The JRA, as an entity that is fully owned by the City of Johannesburg, is one that is riddled with fraud and corruption which has resulted in the entity not being able to maintain majority of the roads which are now in a state of disarray.”
Tladinyane said a number of suspicious transactions have come to light.
“As workers and residents of the city, we have an obligation to expose these fraudulent and corrupt activities. We cannot fold our arms in silence while the very institution which feeds us, and our children is being milked to its last cent.
“We will afford the city with an opportunity to investigate and take appropriate action on these dodgy dealings, failure to that, we will then be approaching the Johannesburg Central Police Station to lay criminal charges for the theft of money that could have been used to service residents of the City of Johannesburg.”
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