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TALK IS CHEAP: Morero vows transparency, but Joburg withholds release of R4bn misconduct records

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero promised residents that his administration would not hide financial misconduct or the misuse of public money. Yet, within days, the City acknowledged that it had failed to respond within the legal deadline to a request for records concerning billions of rands in alleged financial wrongdoing.

TALK IS CHEAP: Morero vows transparency, but Joburg withholds release of R4bn misconduct records

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero vowed transparency and accountability in the administration's financial practices during a recent financial accountability gathering. However, his office failed to provide records related to alleged financial misconduct within the legal deadline set by the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).

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