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Mangaung paid R3.79 million to service 69 CCTV cameras and add 148, but job cards show only repairs.

Council recordMayor: Gregory Nthatisi (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Apr 2023 to present.

Decided 31 Mar 2025

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 1 official source

Independently re-checked 27 Oct 2026 · 1 official source

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The Auditor-General says this is likely to cause a money loss if the overpayment is not paid back.

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Mangaung paid R3.79 million to service 69 CCTV cameras and add 148, but job cards show only repairs.

Council record

R3.79m

paid on an invoice for new CCTV cameras, but job cards show they were only repaired, the Auditor-General found.

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