Suspected counterfeit food, electricity theft uncovered during Bay blitz
Suspected counterfeit food, expired consumables, electricity theft, alleged undocumented workers and illegal dumping of rubbish.
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Suspected counterfeit food, expired consumables, electricity theft, alleged undocumented workers and illegal dumping of rubbish.
With a National Treasury deadline looming for the city to explain why it should not lose about R500m in critical grants, Nelson Mandela Bay acting city boss Luvuyo Magalela is scrambling to find answers as to why the city underspent its annual budget.
After returning to work for just seven days, Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Noxolo Nqwazi will have to explain again why she should not be placed on precautionary suspension as the council wants to reinstate the charges against her.
Nelson Mandela Bay will soon face a financial crunch and the unspent capital budget will continue to hinder service delivery.
With not even a fifth of the capital budget spent from July 1 to December 31, annoyed political heads of Nelson Mandela Bay municipal departments say this is a direct reflection of services delivered to residents.