50 Durban councillors guarded on 24-hour basis at taxpayers' expense - eThekwini report

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Fifty Durban councillors, most of whom are ANC, are being guarded around the clock by security details provided by the municipality, an eThekwini Metro report stated.

The revelation comes following a report written by the Security and Emergency Services Committee this week which showed that as of September 2019, 50 out of 127 councillors were given protection.

Assessments were lodged for a further 16. In total 55 vehicles were allocated to these councillors from the Security Management Unit (SMU).

The report further stated 96 guards from the SMU and 26 from the Metro Police were allocated to councillor security detail.