As Nelson Mandela Bay National Alliance councillor Gary van Niekerk braces for a second attempt to oust him as mayor, his coalition partners have got his back before a council meeting on Thursday.
In a day of high drama, where it emerged that two Patriotic Alliance councillors had received death threats warning them against supporting a move to oust mayor Gary van Niekerk, the Nelson Mandela Bay council placed city boss Noxolo Nqwazi on precautionary suspension yet again.
Instability within the city manager’s office and senior management ranks, a significant backlog in finalising investigations and despite strategic plans to curb electricity and water losses, Nelson Mandela Bay continues to grapple with unacceptably high rates thereof.
Lingering issues in annual financial statements place a threat on the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality regressing from its unqualified audit for the 2022/2023 fiscal year the first in 12 years.
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