DA demands urgent audit as Dihlabeng Infrastructure Department crumbles [SOUND]

# The DA in Dihlabeng, Free State has called for an urgent performance audit of the Infrastructure Department, citing a 54-percent vacancy rate as a major cause of service collapse. DA councillor Willie Theunissen says the failure to fill critical posts violates residents’ constitutional rights. He proposes declaring an infrastructure emergency, filling vacant positions within 60 days, and deploying retired engineers and ward-based maintenance teams to stabilise services: