Pressure is mounting on Nelson Mandela Bay speaker Eugene Johnson to act against mayor Gary van Niekerk for his alleged breach of the council’s code of conduct, with DA councillor Morne Steyn questioning her failure to deal with the issue.
Fighting to have her precautionary suspension lifted, city manager Noxolo Nqwazi has asked the courts to allow her to return to work, describing the council’s decision as having ulterior political motives and deliberately disregarding regulations.
Under pressure from Bhisho to act, Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker Eugene Johnson has launched a probe into whether mayor Gary van Niekerk breached the code of conduct for councillors when he hired a law firm on behalf of the municipality, racking up a bill of half-a-million rand.
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The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has committed to at least double its completion of permanent electricity connections while investigating a solution to fast-track the process.