Enoch Mgijima municipality suspects criminals were behind the burning of two substations that caused electricity outages in Komani. Enoch Mgijima municipality suspects criminals were behind the burning of two substations that caused electricity outages in Komani.
Most of the ANC senior councillors in charge of the Enoch Mgijima municipality, which grabbed headlines this week for its shabby R15m “sports filed”, top the party’s candidates’ list for re-election next month.
Residents of Lesseyton village in Komani in the Eastern Cape, where Enoch Mgijima municipality built a shoddy ‘stadium’ for R15-million, have to travel three kilometres to get water from a nearby river or hire a bakkie to collect water at a cost of R500. This has been going on for 15 years.
WATCH | Protestors set Komani town hall on fire By Sivenathi Gosa - 03 February 2021
They were protesting over not having electricity for several weeks.
Enoch Mgijima mayor Luleka Gubula, chief whip, Nombuyiselo Ndlebe, and ward 12 councillor Bulelani Mgoqi addressed the protesters and the situation was calmed after pledging to address their concerns.
This is a developing story.