Checked 27 October 2026
Where the facts in this claim come from
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What does the evidence show?
Why it is Verified
Officials approved the invoice for new cameras, but the work records show the cameras were only repaired. The Auditor-General calls this a material irregularity. A material irregularity is the Auditor-General's name for a broken law or duty that caused, or may cause, a big loss or serious harm. It says this one will likely cause a money loss unless the overpayment is paid back. It told the metro on 31 October 2025. The metro's head official did not reply in writing in time.
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Chapter 6, Auditor-General's report, printed pages 130-131 (PDF pages 135-136), heading 'An invoice for the replacement of CCTV cameras was certified for payment by officials, even though only repair work has been done': paragraph 125 (deviation approved by the accounting officer on 29 November 2024, quotation R3 787 022,39 for servicing 69 cameras and installing 148 new cameras); paragraph 126 (169 job cards 'all indicated that the cameras were repaired and not replaced'; payment made on 31 March 2025); paragraph 127 (material irregularity notified on 31 October 2025; the accounting officer did not make a written submission in time)
What did the council do, and when?
Who ran the council
Mayor: Gregory Nthatisi (ANC). Council run by ANC. From Apr 2023 to present.
OFM. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraphs 1-2 (ANC councillor Gregory Nthatisi elected acting executive mayor after the High Court interdicted AASD president Papi Mokoena); paragraph 9 (council sat on Tuesday 25 April 2023)
The Citizen. Published 26 April 2023.
Where to look: Paragraph 3 (elected acting mayor with 50 of the 93 votes cast in a secret ballot at a special council sitting); paragraph 2 (court interdict set aside Mokoena's election)
BloemNews Express. Published 26 October 2023.
Where to look: Article body paragraph 1 ('The ANC is back in the troika positions in the Mangaung Metro after an election held on Friday, 13 October'); paragraph 2 ('The newly-elected executive mayor, Gregory Nthatisi')
OFM. Published 24 October 2025.
Where to look: Paragraph 8 ('Nthatisi, who was elected as mayor in 2023 with the support of the ANC and its coalition partners, including the African Transformation Movement')
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Published 29 January 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 11 (PDF page 16), section on political governance: '1) Executive Mayor: Councillor Gregory Mosala Solomon Nthatisi'
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 28 April 2026.
Where to look: Slide 8 (PDF page 8), 'Insights on national intervention': provincial administration under section 139(5) from 1 January 2020 to 25 April 2022, national intervention under section 139(7) from 26 April 2022; still in the rescue phase of the financial recovery plan at 30 June 2025
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