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Manenberg Development Coordinating Structure (MDCS) presents concerns to the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee regarding mismanagement of government funding. Allegations include misuse of funds, abuse of project beneficiaries, and the use of government funding for an independent candidate's campaign.
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Presentation to ParliamentaryCo-operative GovernanceAnd Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee Allegation of mismanagement of government funding
The Manenberg Development Coordinating Structure (MDCS) wish to thank the Co-operative Governance And Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee for affording us the opportunity to present the concerns and issues here today. • We have chosen this route as the last option. We do this as per section 56 of the Constitution and in support of government’s anti-corruption policy. • We also wish to be assured that the Manenberg community at large should not be penalized for the actions of the leadership of the two organizations.
Mismanagement of Teba Funding • In March 2010 Teba Development funded Proudly Manenberg. See Annexure 5a . • These funds originated from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. • The same modus operandi as in the case of the IDT funding happened. The Proudly Manenberg executive members was paid fat salaries whilst the community beneficiaries was paid R400.00 per month in 2010 from February to September contract. • In March 2010, R750.00 (for two months salaries) instead of R800.00 was paid. Severo Cottle told the community that the fifty rand short paid was for the people whose funding did not come through.
In April 2010 no money was received. • On the 7th May participants received R150.00. Participants were told to vote between the two groups before they could get the balance of the money. Not every on was paid the balance. • In March 2011 Teba paid R101,000.00 into the Proudly Manenberg banking account. Of this amount • R50,000.00 was drawn for the beneficiaries whilst four staff members was collectively paid R46,700.00 (Annexure 3A) • Beneficiaries was paid R120.00 on the 22nd April 2011 (over the Easter weekend) and the balance of R360.00 was paid on the 10th May 2011. (Annexure 4B)
Abuse of the project beneficiaries • Throughout 2010 and 2011 the participants was used to do activities which was outside of their role and function. They were used to do door to door in order to collect petitions for anti-evictions campaigns, marches and attending meetings which had nothing to do with the conditions of funding. Beneficiaries had to sign time sheets for these activities. • Government funding was therefore used to fund these activities. • Beneficiaries were threatened that if they do not participate in these non-project activities they will not be paid and fired. • Beneficiaries applied to be part of the extended public works project in order to get an income.
There seem to be no fixed time of payment to beneficiaries. In some months only part payment was received. Beneficiaries were used to do the door to door campaigning for Mario Wanza and were paid with Teba funding. • Beneficiaries were told that they must vote for Mario Wanza. Because Mario Wanza only received 411 votes in the elections the beneficiaries were again threatened that they will be fired. • Beneficiaries are forced to participate in marches. • Beneficiaries are now told to raise funds in order to cover the cost of the campaign. • No capacity building and skilling has happened since the project has been implemented.
The use of government funding for the independent candidate Mario Wanza • The IEC Webb site shows Mario Wanza as an independent candidate. Media clippings dated 31 May 2010 claims that Proudly Manenberg funding was used to fund the campaign. • Annexure 3A shows the withdrawal of funding.
