The appointment of BCM acting chief financial officer Vincent Pillay has exposed the regional rift in the ruling party, with the metro’s current and former mayors facing off over the issue.Pillay’s role came under scrutiny after a confidential report was tabled behind closed doors at a council meeting on Friday.
A Durban community organisation holds that aggressive police action led to clashes between public order policing and disgruntled Phoenix residents during a service delivery protest over the water crisis in Durban.
A Durban community organisation holds that aggressive police action led to clashes between public order policing and disgruntled Phoenix residents during a service delivery protest over the water crisis in Durban.
Buffalo City Metro’s electricity woes might deepen the city’s cash flow crisis if they are left unattended, authorities have warned. The city had a deficit of R432.4m on its electricity revenue by the end of October. This is the amount billed to residents but not collected since the start of the financial year in July.
Buffalo City Metro has appointed its former CFO, Vincent Pillay, to a new top job just four years after it sacked him for his involvement in the Nelson Mandela funeral funds scandal.Pillay was suspended by the city in 2018 and fired in early 2019 after a municipal disciplinary hearing.