The Eastern Cape education department has forfeited millions in unspent infrastructure funding in the past four years, even though it spent more than half a billion rand on consultants to assist in spending and planning infrastructure projects.
The National Treasury on Wednesday confirmed it had blocked more than R500m in conditional grants to 15 Eastern Cape municipalities because of non-performance and failure to meet targets.
The families of the 21 youngsters who died at the Enyobeni tavern last month objected to a mass funeral for their loved ones, but the Eastern Cape government and Buffalo City Metro went ahead and organised the service with empty coffins.
The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality has taken Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and two MECs to the East London High Court seeking an interim interdict to restrain them from unlawfully interfering with the municipality's constitutional mandate and duties.