Security for councillors and senior officials in Buffalo City Metro is again in the spotlight after the council, in a closed meeting on Friday, approved a security detail for key officials.This comes just weeks after infrastructure director Nceba Ncunyana, who had previously acted as municipal manager, was shot dead on the N2 near Ntabozuko (formerly Berlin) on his way to a meeting. Ncunyana had been granted a protection detail by the city after he survived a second attempt on his life in 2022.
Shocked by the brutal slaying of a senior metro official, Buffalo City Metro executive mayor Princess Faku has demanded that security be stepped up at city facilities.
The ANC's internal battle lines in Buffalo City Metro have been drawn and a 39-year-old woman, Princess Faku, is stepping into the ring as the main contender for the mayoral crown. The rest of BCM ANC's top five candidates are party activist Amanda Ralasi, outgoing mayor Xola Pakati, veteran politician Malibongwe Mfazwe and youth activist Yomelela Tyali.