The following response was provided by the Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality:
(1) (a) (i)(ii)
The municipality budgets for the maintenance and repair of (i) roads and (ii) storm-water infrastructure covering all wards. It doesn’t budget ward-wise.
The municipality budgeted a total amount of R 9 000,00 thousand for the past five years from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017. The year-wise budget amounts are detailed below in thousand Rand:
Roads and storm-water maintenance budget for 2012-2017 period
2012/13 (000 ) |
2013/14 (000 ) |
2014/15 (000 ) |
2015/16 (000 ) |
2016/17 (000 ) |
TOTAL (000 ) |
1 100,00 |
2 400,00 |
1 900,00 |
1 400,00 |
2 200,00 |
9 000,00 |
(1) (b)(i)(ii)
According to the municipality, it spent a total amount of R 2 500,00 thousand for the past five years from 2012-2013 to 2016-2017. The year-wise expenditure amounts are detailed below in thousand Rand:
Expenditure for roads and storm-water during 2012-2017 period
2012/13 (000 ) |
2013/14 (000 ) |
2014/15 (000 ) |
2015/16 (000 ) |
2016/17 (000 ) |
TOTAL (000 ) |
450,00 |
600,00 |
550,00 |
600,00 |
300,00 |
2 500,00 |
(2) According to the municipality, it allocated a total budget of R 1 800,00 thousand for the 2017-2018 financial year for maintenance and repair of roads and storm-water.