R579 million spent on street lights?

DURBAN – The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is launching an investigation to figure out how the council spent R579 million on a contract to fix and maintain street lights which should have cost R91 million. Between November 2019 and December 2020, 18 companies were contracted to maintain the streetlights across the city. The matter is under investigation by the City Investigations and Integrity Unit (CIIU), and there is no date for its completion.