What does the evidence show?
The Auditor-General covers payments from 2017 to 2022 and set a June 2026 deadline to fix it.
Verified means an official record, or two major news outlets, show it is true.
eThekwini paid R5.61 million to people who did not qualify for a public works programme.
Council record
R5.61m
paid to people who did not qualify for eThekwini's public works programme, the Auditor-General found.
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