From vandalism to unfilled critical posts due to a jobs freeze, the Buffalo City Metro's annual report for the 2022/2023 financial year has painted a grim picture of the state of the city's libraries.
Buffalo City Metro’s financial woes have compromised its operations and put critical services at risk.The city is so cash-strapped that, according to sources, transactions on its petrol cards used by some traffic officers have been rejected in recent weeks, with no remaining credit at some filling stations because of unpaid bills.
Buffalo City Metro’s staff overtime bill has ballooned to R35.4m in just three months, prompting the cash-strapped municipality to clamp down on overtime payments as creditors close the taps. On Thursday, some traffic officers complained that their municipal petrol cards had been declined at filling stations.