The Mayor of Nketoana Local Municipality in the Free State, Mamiki Mkoena is reported to have spent about R100-thousand on a rented car in 1 month. According to an invoice seen by GroundUp, the mayor, Mamiki Mokoena, travelled about 7 000 kilometres between 18 May and 18 June this year, in a rented car. The invoice suggests that she was billed R64,893 for rent on the car for the month. Records suggest that about R34,000 was spent on the mayor's fuel card over the period. This follows two accidents in which the mayor's cars, owned by the municipality, were written off. The Auditor-General recent report on Nketoana Local Municipality for the 2022/23 financial year records the municipality stated irregular expenditure was R480-million. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Tladi Moloi, the GroundUp Journalist who made this discovery.

<p>The Mayor of Nketoana Local Municipality in the Free State, Mamiki Mkoena is reported to have spent about R100-thousand on a rented car in 1 month. According to an invoice seen by GroundUp, the mayor, Mamiki Mokoena, travelled about 7 000 kilometres between 18 May and 18 June this year, in a rented car. The invoice suggests that she was billed R64,893 for rent on the car for the month. Records suggest that about R34,000 was spent on the mayor's fuel card over the period. This follows two accidents in which the mayor's cars, owned by the municipality, were written off. The Auditor-General recent report on Nketoana Local Municipality for the 2022/23 financial year records the municipality stated irregular expenditure was R480-million. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Tladi Moloi, the GroundUp Journalist who made this discovery.</p>

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