The DA has slammed what it calls the 'suspicious' auction of vehicles by the KZN department of arts and culture - but the department says there is nothing untoward with its decision and that service delivery will not be affected.
Some of the vehicles that will soon be auctioned by the department of arts and culture in KZN.The Democratic Alliance has slammed what it calls the “suspicious” auction of vehicles by the KZN department of arts and culture — but the department says there is nothing untoward with its decision and that service delivery will not be affected.
“All government auctions are meant to be held for the full benefit of the public, yet it appears that this auction is being held to benefit those who know about it, where vehicles can be sold for next to nothing,” the party's arts and culture spokesperson and KZN MPL Bradley Singh said.Among the discrepancies, the DA alleges that some of the vehicles that are to be offloaded do not meet the requirements to be auctioned, as the mileage on them was lower than 100,000km.
“These vehicles are still eligible to be used by the department. It makes no sense that it should purchase vehicles worth almost R500,000 and then auction them off at a fraction of the cost, with low mileage,” Singh said. Department spokesperson Phathisa Mfuyo disputed the allegations that there was anything amiss with the auction, and said the vehicles in question had reached their disposal state and could no longer be used. She added the department would put 71 vehicles, not 83, up for auction.
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