South African taxpayers pay for 3 km of road and only get 1 km

• South African taxpayers pay for 3 km of road and only get 1 km due to inefficient municipal spending, according to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt.
• Municipal spending in South Africa is often inefficient, with 25% of the budget going towards salaries, which is lower than the National Treasury's guidelines, but many of these positions are overpaid and vacant.
• The inefficient spending has led to many municipalities relying on funding from the National Treasury, with 40% of them estimated to be dependent on it, and some municipalities have had funding withheld due to financial mismanagement.