Opposition parties in the Buffalo City Metro have registered their dissent over the appointment of the interim board of the city’s development agency, saying the process lacked transparency. Buffalo City Municipality Development Agency’s interim board was appointed at a special council meeting on Wednesday amid contestation from the opposition.
Buffalo City Metro council has approved a budget of almost R10bn for the new financial year and dedicated 70% of it towards infrastructure development. According to the metro’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP), adopted by the council last week, there are plans to begin construction on more than 60,000 new residential units in various suburbs throughout the metro, a number of bulk water and sewerage infrastructure upgrades including upgrades to the Umzonyana wastewater treatment works; an ext.
Buffalo City Metro has set aside more than R10bn for major service delivery projects for the development of townships and beautification of the city for the 2022-2023 financial year. Metro mayor Xola Pakati has been virtually interacting with community members this week to get inputs on their draft 2022-2023 financial year Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget adopted by council in April.