City Power faces scrutiny over questionable R12 million payment [SOUND]

# The DA in Johannesburg has raised concerns over City Power’s payment of 12-million-rand to a politically connected contractor before any work was completed. The DA has written to the Auditor General, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, and National Treasury, calling for urgent intervention. The party’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku said the revelations highlight ongoing governance failures and urged national authorities to take decisive action to prevent further financial mismanagement: