EC PAYS OUT MASSIVE R504-MILLION IN COURT BATTLES
The Eastern Cape government paid out a massive R504-million over the last three financial years for court litigation and settlements. R296-million was paid out for litigation and a further R208-million for settlements.
This is such a massive waste of public funds and a squandering of lost opportunities for the province.
How many additional doctors, nurses, teachers or incubators, ambulances and school desks could have been paid for by these millions that are going to expensive court cases instead? How many hospitals, clinics and schools can be built and renovated?
This wastage makes me so angry! What we want is a fair society.
The highest amount, of R171 498-million, was incurred by the department of health. The second and third highest payments were made by the departments of education (R55, 290-million) and of transport (R14, 854-million).