What started as a good year for the Amathole District Municipality, having finally appointed Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu as its new municipal manager, quickly went south over the appointment of the district’s second most senior official, the chief financial officer.
Amathole District Municipality municipal manager Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu says they are they on the right track to “fix the mess” they found the institution in.ADM, with a poor revenue collection rate of 30%, had been criticised for failing to provide clean and reliable water services to its residents.
Amathole district municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani has distanced himself from the debacle that landed the municipality in court over the controversial appointment of its CFO.
Eastern Cape co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Zolile Williams has put the brakes on the controversial appointment of the Amathole District Municipality boss who faces criminal charges.