LISTEN: Naidoo calms fighting eThekwini councillors
EThekwini speaker, Logie Naidoo is pleading with councillors to respect each other.
He had to step in yesterday, following a war of words between African National Congress councillors and opposition party members.
Councillors had been voting on approving the proposed R14-million to be spent on the city’s past Five Year Achievements Campaign.
The ANC argues that it will boost residents’ confidence in the municipality and attract tourists.
The NFP believes the idea is good one, while a DA councillor feels the money should be used for other things.
"Whilst there are citizens of this very city that do not have proper sanitation, access to water and electricity, a housing backlog that will take decades to clear, unemployment at its highest - not to forget Mr Speaker the sound financial standing that this city is in, that we owe R1.2-billion to different financial institutions," he said.
The campaign is expected to pay for radio, print and billboard exposure.
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