During lockdown, councillors allegedly agreed to splash out R1.3 million over three years to rent two cars, with Mayor Peter Lobese set to get a R700 000 vehicle, despite having just a year left in his term.
The Plettenberg Ratepayers Association is gearing up to challenge a court ruling allowing fancy cars for politicians.
The Plettenberg Ratepayers Association filed a court application to challenge and overturn the ‘unlawful’ choice to lease the two cars. The judge also mentioned that the municipality had the authority to acquire vehicles for a particular purpose. ‘There is thus no scope for a judicial review premised on illegality insofar as the case presented by the applicants is concerned.’
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