KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Bongiwe Nomusa Sithole-Moloi.
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The additional funding is usually released by National Treasury in December and is aimed at eradicating municipal infrastructure backlogs in poor communities.
The MIG is also used to ensure that councils can provide basic services such as water, sanitation, roads and street lights.
Major businesses, such as RCL Foods, have recently been decrying the state of municipal infrastructure for hamstringing their businesses.
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