The DA has released a statement detailing how it uncovered a “corrupt” contract where the ANC paid R600 per light bulb and spent R95 million on CCTV cameras which were never installed.

DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro budget was used by ANC officials to divert public money to their cronies for private gain.

“We discovered contracts entered into for the supply of light bulbs at R600 per bulb and a splash-out by the former Mayor of R250,000 to get his face onto the front cover of a magazine,” said Maimane.

“Furthermore, we discovered that over R95 million was spent on CCTV cameras for the Integrated Public Transport System project, which were never installed and remain locked away on the service provider’s property.”

Maimane also highlighted other corrupt and dubious contracts, which the DA local governments are now addressing:

Irregularly awarding an IT tender worth R35 million in Ekurhuleni.

Fraudulently awarding a tender for the procurement of Water Meters in Ekurhuleni for R205 million.

A contract worth R22 million in Nelson Mandela Bay which duplicated the work of municipal staff and delivered negligible outcomes.

R21 million was spent on a vanity project in Nelson Mandela Bay called the City of Champions.

The former City of Tshwane Mayor’s office wasted R90 million on botched upgrades to the Tshwane City Hall.

The City of Tshwane spent R12 million to upgrade the mayoral house, which ended in disaster.

The City of Tshwane’s ANC Mayor enjoyed a R30-million-per-year discretionary slush fund to spend as he pleased.

The City of Tshwane’s ANC Mayor’s office was inflated to employ over 900 people, costing almost R250 million a year in salaries.

“This is no doubt just the tip of the iceberg in these metros and we are expecting to uncover many more examples of capture and corruption in the coming months,” said Maimane.