A crucial cog of local government, the offices of councillors throughout Nelson Mandela Bay are in a state of disrepair with the estimated cost for repair and maintenance sitting at more than R16m.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality will start negotiations for an out-of-court settlement to resolve a R92m legal dispute over security cameras that has dragged on for years.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality wants to establish a mayoral investment facilitation panel to assist role players in the public and private sectors to highlight issues facing them with high-impact investment developments.
The threats made to councillors and officials that have forced the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality to hold a virtual council meeting on Tuesday to debate the 2022/2023 annual budget are shrouded in a veil of secrecy.
A plan to prevent taps from running dry across swathes of Nelson Mandela Bay by diverting millions of rand in budgeted funds and roping in outside experts was approved during a heated virtual council meeting on Tuesday.