New Amathole District Municipality municipal manager Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu has a daunting task of turning around the troubled authority which faces serious challenges including vacant senior managerial posts.
The Amathole District Municipality has finally approved the appointment of a new municipal manager after almost a year without one. During a closed session of a special council meeting of the municipality, councillors chose Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu, the current municipal manager of the Intsika Yethu Municipality in the Chris Hani District Municipality, to take over as the new boss at ADM.
“Boys connecting with abandoned babies in a children’s home is the heartbeat behind how this started.” Finding a deeper cause behind the thrill of the win, Selborne teacher and sports coach Jono Kruger, 40, from Beacon Bay, is changing the game by merging his passion for outreach with his love for sport.
The Selborne College community continues to increase its efforts to raise funds for one of its own, with the isiXhosa Society donating R40,000 towards buying prosthetic legs and hands for grade 8 pupil Ubuko Mpotulo.
The Enoch Mgijima Municipality has successfully interdicted Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and two MECs from interfering with the municipality’s mandates. The council’s debts are spiralling, allegedly as a result of the province’s decision to put it under administration.