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Questions over hotel booking for metro finance watchdog members

Buffalo City Metro’s municipal public accounts committee — a watchdog over the city’s finances — has been questioned after it booked accommodation for councillors attending a meeting held at the East London ICC.At the heart of the queries was why councillors should be booked into a hotel to attend the three-day meeting when it was held in their hometown.

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BCM 'amnesty' plan for electricity thieves

Despite a tough stance on ratepayers who are in arrears with their rates and services payments, the Buffalo City Metro has decided to pardon residents who steal electricity by tampering with their meters.Mayor Princess Faku has announced an “amnesty” and called on those who have been illegally tampering with their meter boxes to come forward.

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BCM to clamp down on sick leave abuse

Buffalo City Metro said its managers have been instructed to interrogate doctor's certificates submitted by employees who are on sick leave in a bid to curb abuse of the process.

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Auditor-general gives BCM a scathing report

The auditor-general has slammed Buffalo City Metro for failing to install proper financial management systems. This resulted in a qualified audit opinion with findings for the 2022/2023 financial year.The recent audit opinion is a regression from the unqualified opinion with findings the city got in the 2021/2022 financial year.

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Finance challenge for BCM sign language project

A plan by Buffalo City Metro’s council to implement sign language in the city has hit a snag due to the municipality's poor state of finances.

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Sacked former BCM CFO Pillay gets new top job with city

Buffalo City Metro has appointed its former CFO, Vincent Pillay, to a new top job just four years after it sacked him for his involvement in the Nelson Mandela funeral funds scandal.Pillay was suspended by the city in 2018 and fired in early 2019 after a municipal disciplinary hearing.

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BCM under fire for 'unjustifiable' spending on projects

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.

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Cost of Court Crescent beach project raises eyebrows

The R87m price tag of Buffalo City Metro’s newly opened Court Crescent beachfront project was the biggest talking point when Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday unveiled the facility, which has been fenced off in full view of city residents since 2022. last year.Political parties and residents took to social media to express their shock, with some attending the event making sure their voices were heard.

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Cash-strapped Eastern Cape municipality spent R100m on upgrading a beachfront

The East London beachfront upgrades cost close to R100m — not R87m as originally stated by the municipality. The East London beachfront upgrades cost close to R100m — not R87m as originally stated by the municipality.

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BCM staff owe millions in rates arrears

Buffalo City Metro’s staff owe the city R12.7m in rates arrears, while the city’s councillors are in arrears to the tune of R112,200. Now the city, facing dwindling cash reserves due to poor revenue collection, has announced measures to clamp down on people who do not pay their rates.

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