Most of the ANC senior councillors in charge of the Enoch Mgijima municipality, which grabbed headlines this week for its shabby R15m “sports filed”, top the party’s candidates’ list for re-election next month.
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Officials at Enoch Mgijima municipality were forced to flee after angry residents threw a burning tyre at the city hall.
Residents of the municipality s Mlungisi township complained about a power outage caused by an exploded cable.
The residents have also been enduring power interruptions over the municipality s outstanding Eskom debt.
Officials at Enoch Mgijima municipality in Komani, Eastern Cape, were forced to flee after angry residents threw a burning tyre into the entrance of the city hall because of a two-day power outage.
Footage circulating on social media on Wednesday shows a plume of smoke rising from the city hall s clock tower.
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They were protesting over not having electricity for several weeks.
Enoch Mgijima mayor Luleka Gubula, chief whip, Nombuyiselo Ndlebe, and ward 12 councillor Bulelani Mgoqi addressed the protesters and the situation was calmed after pledging to address their concerns.
This is a developing story.