An investigation into a lucrative tender between the OR Tambo district municipality and waste management company Tulsaspark has indicated that the council racked up more than R15m in suspected irregular expenditure.
A threat by the EFF to withdraw from the coalition governing Nelson Mandela Bay prompted the ANC to agree in council that city manager Noxolo Nqwazi must explain within seven days why she should not be placed on special leave for her involvement in a R24m toilet tender scandal.
The Amathole District Municipality has taken flak from the EFF after appointing Nokuthula Zondani as community services director despite her pending criminal case.The party called for her removal from the position if she does not step down.
The EFF has called for city manager Noxolo Nqwazi to face disciplinary action for her role in how the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality parted ways with former economic development boss Anele Qaba.