Page 26 - Acdp News Today

Former Bitou municipal manager Lonwabo Ngoqo was voted in to be Nelson Mandela Bay's new city manager during a late-night meeting on Thursday.

The DA has called off coalition talks to form a new government in Nelson Mandela Bay after the council voted in favour of the appointment of Lonwabo Ngoqo as city manager.

Representatives of several smaller parties have met DA federal leader Helen Zille to put forward proposals for the allocation of positions in a new Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral executive committee.

Police minister Bheki Cele says it is not fair to place the blame solely on police for the high rate of crime in the country.

Several political parties in Nelson Mandela Bay have laid the blame for missing a crucial deadline to pass the 2022/2023 annual budget squarely on the shoulders of the ANC.

AIM councillor and economic development political head Khusta Jack will reveal his decision on whether he is leaving the coalition that governs Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday.

Yet another scheduled Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting failed to go ahead on Thursday, when councillors from several political parties failed to turn up.

KwaNobuhle residents will have one more party to consider from the throng of those that will be competing in the Ward 43 by-election in July as ActionSA has thrown its hat in the ring.

The city is scrambling to hold on to the high-level water team dispatched by the National Treasury to reinforce efforts to stave off day zero in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Talks to form a new government in Nelson Mandela Bay have advanced, with parties drawing up the first draft of a coalition agreement.