Confident that the DA will take control of Nelson Mandela Bay through a new coalition government, Bhisho MPL Retief Odendaal has emerged as the party’s mayoral candidate while several parties will sign a coalition agreement on Thursday.
An agreement that will see a coalition made up of 56 seats in the Nelson Mandela Bay council is close to being signed after a deal was struck with the DA and six smaller parties.
A Nelson Mandela Bay councillor is at the centre of a sexual assault investigation into lewd remarks made towards a minor child, allegedly asking the boy if he could see his private parts.
Taps may be running dry as dams empty, but if this was not enough for beleaguered residents, the Nelson Mandela Bay council has now decided to introduce even harsher punitive water tariffs from July 1.
The threats made to councillors and officials that have forced the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to hold a virtual council meeting on Tuesday to debate the 2022/2023 annual budget are shrouded in a veil of secrecy.