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The troubled Buffalo City Metro Development Agency has had a new blow after its chairperson Nolitha Pietersen quietly resigned from her job.

Residents of Quigney have a fresh headache this festive season after the behaviour of revellers at the newly opened multimillion-rand Baby Lee Jegels Recreation Park on the East London beachfront.

Pressure is mounting on the cash-strapped Buffalo City Metro to account for its ballooning spending on several multimillion-rand projects, most of which were either completed late or are still awaiting completion, and need even more money.While the metro is cutting back on overtime and fleet vehicle costs, and desperately trying to recoup money spent on the Settlers Way upgrade, the city has unveiled its now controversial Court Crescent project which has caused an uproar over its price tag.

Small and medium enterprises in the Buffalo City Metro have been left in limbo after a company hired by the city to work on its Waterworld upgrade project was sacked by BCM, allegedly without being paid.

The ANC in the DR WB Rubusana wants the Buffalo City Metro to name its beachfront Waterworld fun park after Chief Jongumsobomvu Maqoma. This was announced by the party’s regional chair, Princess Faku, who is also the deputy mayor. The municipality announced the project in 2020 and invested R87m in the upgrade.