Fifteen trucks and a private vehicle damaged and looted, and millions of rand lost, yet not a single one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s political leaders uttered a word publicly about the violent protests that have wreaked havoc in Motherwell for almost a week.
Former city boss Noxolo Nqwazi won her first legal fight to get her job back on Tuesday after the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality consented to a draft order, interdicting the metro from appointing her replacement for 14 days.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s new city manager brings his own controversial baggage to the job after being fired in Bitou several years ago, along with his sudden resignation from the same Garden Route municipality in 2021.
Providing dignity to the less fortunate and assisting abused men and women were some of the highlights shared as the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Police celebrated five years of service in the city on Wednesday.