Salga praises uMngeni for its effective use of grant funding

UMngeni Municipality has been given a pat on the back by the South African Local Government Association (Salga) for its effective use of the municipal infrastructure grant (MIG).

A letter, signed by the chairperson of Salga in KwaZulu-Natal, confirming the recognition was given to the municipality.

uMngeni mayor, Councillor Chris Pappas said they were grateful that their work has been recognised.

“When we first took over government in November last year, we had less than six percent spending of MIG funds. In six months, we managed to spend our R24 million allocation on various projects such as roads, storm water and finishing of old projects that had been poorly managed,” he added.

The MIG spending for the 2022/2023 financial year is on track, with money from their second allocation spent ahead of the deadline.

“This opens up possibilities of applying for top-up funds, where other municipalities have not used their allocations,” Pappas said.

“We are using our funds to procure specialised equipment. In anticipation of potentially receiving additional funds, we have fast-tracked planning for the next round of projects.”