A promise made by Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk to rid the city of all potholes by Christmas Eve has fallen short, with not even half of them fixed.
Tensions are brewing within the coalition that governs Nelson Mandela Bay, with members of the ruling parties openly at odds with each other at a robust council meeting on Thursday, where mayor Gary van Niekerk battled to lobby the support needed to push through a R24m golf sponsorship deal and table a report on the future of the MBDA.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s roads and transport political head Bradley Murray has distanced himself from mayor Gary van Niekerk’s pledge to fix all potholes in the city by December 24.