Demarcation Board visits unhappy communities over redrawing of ward boundaries
By Mayibongwe Maqhina
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Cape Town - The Municipal Demarcation Board has said it was going back to communities that were unhappy with the redrawing of ward boundaries in various parts of the country, including those threatening blood on the floor.
Briefing the cooperative governance and traditional affairs portfolio committee board chairperson Thabo Manyoni said they finalised the ward delimitation process and handed over wards to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to prepare for the elections to be held between August and November.
“In our earlier engagement, we indicated that even though we technically finalised the work, we are not to disappear from the scene.
VBS Bank Latest: Municipal manager arrested after R120m deposit
Tsakani Charlotte Ngobeni is facing corruption charges in the commercial crimes court in Johannesburg in connection with the VBS Bank scandal
Ngobenu appeared in the Palm Ridge Commercial Crimes Court in Johannesburg earlier this morning.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said the state had alleged that in October 2017 Ngobeni had deposited a sum of R120 million in funds that belonged to the municipality, into an interest-bearing fixed deposit account at VBS Mutual Bank for a period of three months.
Earlier, on 31 May 2017, the municipality had approved and adopted an “Investment and Cash Management Policy” which came into effect on 2 June 2017.