The DA in the Eastern Cape has accused community safety MEC Xolile Nqatha of dragging his feet in hosting a safety summit for Nelson Mandela Bay’s crime-ridden northern areas.
The Eastern Cape department of education has been flagged by the auditor-general for a blunder that caused it to lose R7m when it failed to pay a consultant on time for the construction of 29 schools. The department failed to pay within the 30-day time frame.
Gang violence has claimed more than 180 lives in Nelson Mandela Bay in the past two years, leaving countless families heartbroken and residents constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering when they will be next.
A report tabled in the Eastern Cape legislature has sounded alarms bells on how provincial government departments are lagging behind in their spending on critical infrastructure projects, raising fears it could see millions returned to the National Treasury at the end of the 2023/2024 financial year.