{
  "id": 1348763,
  "title": "UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: NMB coalition pushes to write off R23bn irregular spending, bypassing legal requisites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/uncooperative-governance-nmb-coalition-pushes-to-write-off-r23bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:08:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-16-nmb-coalition-pushes-to-write-off-r23bn-irregular-spending-bypassing-legal-requisites/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Public Accounts Committee has decided to propose the write-off of R23 billion in irregular expenses incurred from 2009 to 2021, despite the absence of a completed investigation. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the metro has demanded immediate action from the National Treasury and the Auditor-General following the Municipal Public Accounts Committee's (MPAC) decision to write off R23-billion in irregular expenditure without investigating potential recoveries or holding anyone accountable. This comes after mounting pressure from the National Treasury, which has caused the City to suspend funding to critical services due to unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure (UIFWE).",
  "summary": "Nelson Mandela Bay’s Municipal Public Accounts Committee has voted to recommend the write-off of R23bn in irregular expenditure accumulated between 2009 and 2021, despite concerns that the required investigation has not been completed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}