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The cash-strapped Amathole district municipality is spending R298,000 a month on a bulletproof BMW X5 and VIP protectors for chief whip Nanziwe Rulashe, as her total security bill soars to nearly R2m. Ratepayers will fork out R180,000 for the vehicle and R118,000 a month for four bodyguards, who will be available 24 hours a day at her home and the ADM offices.
New ADM mayor Anele Ntsangani wants the district's acting municipal manager Lucky Mosala sent back to his job as chief financial officer and replaced by an official from the provincial government.
An Amathole district municipality special council meeting held to elect a new troika on Thursday descended into chaos after councillors of opposition parties questioned its legality. The bone of contention was the late issuing of the notice for the meeting without an agenda, which, according to council rules, must be done 48 hours before the meeting.