Ted Pillay News Today

The cause of the great Makana water crisis is corruption and the appointment of incompetent and corrupt senior officials.

History repeated itself on Thursday when the ANC retained the mayoral chains for the Sarah Baartman District as either the DA and FF+ betrayed their parties or the EFF broke ranks.

“A gentle giant and a humble community builder with a vision beyond politics.”

Municipal manager Ted Pillay said Njadayi had collapsed during a meeting.

Newly-elected Sarah Baartman district municipality mayor Mzimkhulu 'Scara' Njadayi collapsed on municipal premises, municipal manager Ted Pillay confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.​ A senior ANC leader told DispatchLIVE (http://www.dispatchlive.co.za) that the mayor had collapsed and died, but Pillay declined to confirm the death rumour.

Municipal manager Ted Pillay said Njadayi had collapsed during a meeting.

An exceptional leader who died with his boots on while chairing his first mayoral committee meeting.

Newly elected Sarah Baartman district municipality mayor Mzimkhulu "Scara" Njadayi collapsed and died during the first meeting of the new council on municipal premises on Wednesday. Speaking to DispatchLIVE (http://www.dispatchlive.co.za) from the scene during a telephonic interview, municipal manager Ted Pillay confirmed on Wednesday afternoon the mayor had collapsed, saying they were waiting for the paramedics to finish their work.

The newly-elected Sarah Baartman District municipality mayor Scara Njadayi died on Wednesday afternoon in Gqeberha.

ANC provincial secretary says Scara Njadayi collapsed and died at a meeting in Gqeberha