Well-known players within Nelson Mandela Bay ANC circles have aligned themselves with the uMkhonto weSizwe Party championed by former president Jacob Zuma.
It was inevitable, just a matter of time: a notice to table a motion of no confidence in new Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk has been filed less than a month after he took office.
In less than a month, more than R8m, meant to be used for the beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System, was paid into one of the business accounts of Fareed Fakir.
Tenders continued to be awarded despite the municipal manager’s disapproval and the bid committee not being in agreement with the appointment of some service providers during the pilot phase of Nelson Mandela Bay’s beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS).
An investigation initiated by the National Treasury into how much had been paid to the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for the implementation of the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) is what led to forensic investigators uncovering an alleged scheme by high-ranking officials, municipal employees and business people.