The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been given seven days to convince Eastern Cape co-operative governance & traditional affairs MEC Xolile Nqatha not to place it under administration.
HeraldLIVE reportedNqatha told Buyeye that he intended to recommend to the provincial executive committee that Section 139 of the Constitution be invoked, which would see the city placed under administration.
He said his decision to recommend the city be placed under administration stemmed from a failure to fill the mayor’s position and the appointment of Mvuleni Mapu as acting city manager. Former mayor and UDM councillor Mongameli Bobani was unseated at a council meeting in December, where Buyeye was appointed to act in the position."He does not qualify to act as a municipal manager. The council overlooked section 56 managers and preferred an official with questionable credentials."
Nqatha also referenced Treasury’s bone of contention with Mapu who has become embroiled in a heated war of words with the National Treasury about grant allocations.
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