The MEC said the department ordered the council of the municipality in Bloemhof to obey the audit recommendations, following the presentation of the damning report on the affairs of the municipality.
"The report recommends that a moratorium on disposal of land is imposed and that a disciplinary action be taken against officials who transgressed these disposal processes in accordance with the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA)," the department said.
Earlier this year, the community of Boitumelong Township near Bloemhof in Lekwa Teemane local municipality accused officials of fraud, corruption, nepotism, and maladministration and staged violent protests demanding these allegations be investigated.
The department said the forensic audit outlined the issues raised by the community in a memorandum.
According to the department, the forensic audit revealed that the appointment of one councillor went ahead despite the fact that the councillor was discharged from his previous job because of fraud.
The report also revealed that:
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