OR TAMBO district mayor Nomakhosazana Meth used ratepayers’ money to travel to an ANC event in Mbombela on January 8. The municipality paid close to R24000 for Meth and her personal assistant to travel to the event at Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga. The Daily Dispatch has seen a copy of the order.
But Meth defended the trip saying she had been invited to the celebrations in her capacity as OR Tambo mayor.
“I’m in government, I’m the mayor of the district – when I am invited in my capacity as the executive mayor I attend any event.
“In this Nelspruit case, I was not just attending as an ANC member. It was a special invitation as the district mayor of ORT…
