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Municipalities in the Eastern Cape have racked up a staggering R130m in legal fees during the 2011/2012 financial year.
And, according to Democratic Alliance MPL, Dacre Haddon, this is more than double the R60.4m spent in the previous financial year.
He says until there are real consequences for poor performance by municipal officials, citizens of the Eastern Cape can forget about decent service delivery.
Haddon says the Local Government MEC has placed legal advisors in 22 municipalities but this has led to the doubling of legal costs as they still have to appoint outside counsel to handle cases.
