Several senior Eastern Cape ANC MPLs will not return to the legislature after being left off the party’s provincial candidate list for the 2024 general election. The IEC released the final candidate lists for parliament and the nine provincial legislatures on Wednesday. Seasoned politicians who did not make the cut include former health MEC Sindiswa Gomba, standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) provincial chair Mxolisi Dimaza, transport portfolio committee chair Xolani Malamlela and .
What started as a good year for the Amathole District Municipality, having finally appointed Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu as its new municipal manager, quickly went south over the appointment of the district’s second most senior official, the chief financial officer.
Eastern Cape transport MEC Xolile Nqata has appealed to taxi operators to end their deadly factional fights and diversify their income streams so that they not only rely on commuters for sustainability.Nqata said relying on commuters only has seen taxi operators killing each other and anyone who wants to step in that space.
Amathole district municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani has distanced himself from the debacle that landed the municipality in court over the controversial appointment of its CFO.
The Amathole District Municipality needs more than R3.3bn to address its water and sanitation backlogs.ADM’s annual allocation for water supply and sanitation at present is just more than R600m.