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DA's Bentley sets sights on Bhisho legislature

The DA leader in the Buffalo City Metro council, Sue Bentley, is set to leave the city to become a member of the provincial legislature if her party performs well in the upcoming provincial and national elections. It was revealed this week that Bentley features high on the DA list of candidates earmarked to become members of the Eastern Cape provincial legislature.

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Secrecy around surprise resignation of BCM Development Agency chair

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

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DA wants answers on abandoned social development department buildings

The DA picketed outside the department of social development buildings in the East London CBD on Tuesday morning, demanding they be reopened.

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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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Security stepped up as fear stalks BCM

Shocked by the brutal slaying of a senior metro official, Buffalo City Metro executive mayor Princess Faku has demanded that security be stepped up at city facilities.

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Top BCM official gunned down in suspected hit

Buffalo City Metro infrastructure director Nceba Ncunyana was shot dead in a suspected hit on the N2 near Ntabozuko (formerly Berlin) on Wednesday afternoon. Ncunyana, who was previously shot and wounded but survived the assassination attempt while acting city manager in August 2022, died in a hail of bullets from attackers using high-calibre firearms.

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No smooth ride in the war on potholes

The Buffalo City Metro has committed to filling 20,000 potholes by the end of the financial year, but budget problems mean it does not have the money to do the job properly.Mayor Princess Faku said the city was winning the war on potholes, while opposition parties said simply filling, and not fixing, potholes would be of little help.

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Patching over the problem will not lead to better roads

Buffalo City Metro executive mayor Princess Faku has in recent months become a pothole-patching champion of sorts. In her first 100 days in office, the mayor was seen around town filling holes big and small as part of a more “hands-on” approach and to develop a better understanding of the work being done.

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Funding problems hurt BCM's ability to operate libraries

For four years, libraries in Buffalo City have been operating at a R25m annual deficit due to underfunding by the department of sport, recreation, arts & culture and on August 25, BCM council approved a motion to ask DSRAC for R45m per annum to address this. The motion includes the political intervention of the BCM executive mayor and that an increase in funding must also come with an annual escalation clause.

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