‘I will get through this’, says Bela-Bela mayor Ngobeni after his car is burnt
Bela-Bela mayor Jeremia Ngobeni said he was not in hiding even though his car was torched by angry community members on Tuesday. "As a leader you go through these things. I’ve been through it before‚ and I’ll get through it again‚" he said on Wednesday‚ after his white VW Polo was torched by angry community members in the Limpopo town, over the price of electricity in the area. "I am not in hiding. Why would I hide? I am in the area‚ speaking to people‚" he said‚ addressing reports that he was in hiding. Ngobeni said he believed the attack on his car was orchestrated by a disgruntled businessman whose contract had come to an end. "This is not a community issue. We have been meeting with the community‚ consulting them‚ and giving them updates‚" he said. Initial reports suggested Ngobeni’s car was torched as a result of electricity rates being raised to R500 a month in Bela-Bela‚ as well a KPMG report into corruption in the municipality being withheld‚ but he maintains that’s not the ...
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