The official opposition in the Buffalo City Metro council wants its municipal public accounts committee boss sacked. DA chief whip Anathi Majeke last week filed a motion of no confidence against MPAC chair Sakhumzi Caga. The party wants Caga removed from his post over management of the affairs of the committee.
Buffalo City Metro’s municipal public accounts committee a watchdog over the city’s finances has been questioned after it booked accommodation for councillors attending a meeting held at the East London ICC.At the heart of the queries was why councillors should be booked into a hotel to attend the three-day meeting when it was held in their hometown.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s class of 2023 brought some of the Madiba Magic to the department of education’s top achiever awards on Friday, raking in eight accolades at the prestigious awards ceremony at the East London ICC.
From forfeiting R100m while schools are in dire need of infrastructural upgrades to an uproar over a UAE delegation landing at Bulembu Airport, there was never a dull moment in 2023 in the Eastern Cape’s political and administrative affairs. The Dispatch is looking back at the year that was, reflecting on some of the topical issues that had set the news agenda for the province.
Buffalo City Metro’s electricity woes might deepen the city’s cash flow crisis if they are left unattended, authorities have warned. The city had a deficit of R432.4m on its electricity revenue by the end of October. This is the amount billed to residents but not collected since the start of the financial year in July.