Four decades after being brutally murdered by security police, Cosas Two activists Siphiwo Mtimkhulu and Topsy Madaka were honoured with national orders in Tshwane on Tuesday.
After being thrust into the spotlight following allegations of defrauding the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to have his salary increased, chief operating officer Sidima Dyani has once again found himself in hot water.
Mayor Gary van Niekerk has attempted to interfere in the administration of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, instructing that all legal briefs pertaining to the city be placed on hold with immediate effect. His letter to acting city boss Sidima Dyani and the legal services department on Wednesday took centre stage at Thursday’s council meeting, where opposition parties accused him of unlawfully overstepping into the administration.
Claims that the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s chief operating officer (COO), Sidima Dyani, lied about being in the employ of a Johannesburg entity, and about the salary he was receiving at the time, to negotiate for a higher salary with the metro, have been handed over to the Hawks.
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