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03 May, 2025
UDM questions ACDP's silence on MPAC Chairperson's failures in Mtubatuba
Statement by Remington Mazibuko, Councillor in the Inkosi Mtubatuba Local Municipality and UDM KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Chairperson The United Democratic Movement (UDM) in Inkosi Mtubatuba Local Municipality calls on the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in KwaZulu-Natal to urgently account for the failures of its member, Cllr Nonhlanhla Ncube, who currently chairs the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC). The MPAC, under Cllr Ncube’s leadership, has failed to exercise its critical oversight role, as confirmed by Council reports highlighting ongoing irregular expenditure and financial mismanagement in the Municipality. Despite these serious failings, Cllr Ncube has faced no consequences and attempts by the UDM to table a Motion of No Confidence in her leadership have been deliberately blocked. It is deeply disappointing that the ACDP, a party that claims to champion accountability and ethical leadership, has thus far remained silent on this matter. Their inaction raises serious questions about their commitment to clean governance. We ask: Will the ACDP continue to shield Cllr Ncube, or will it stand with the people of Mtubatuba who are suffering the consequences of failed oversight and collapsing service delivery? We therefore call on the ACDP to take the public into its confidence and clarify whether it supports accountability in local government, or whether it is content to ignore the dereliction of duty by one of its own. The residents of Mtubatuba deserve answers, not silence.
