Amathole District Municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani was smoothly re-elected to his position as the number one citizen during a special council meeting on Tuesday.
Former Amathole District Municipality mayoral committee member for engineering and infrastructure services Nomfesane Nyatela has finally resigned as a councillor in the municipality. Nyatela’s resignation is effective from Friday. She leaves after months of being at loggerheads with the ANC in the province over the controversial hiring and subsequent sacking of former municipal manager Thandekile Mnyimba.
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.
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