MEC says he has go-ahead to put Nelson Mandela Bay metro under administration
Eastern Cape co-operative governance MEC Xolile Nqatha has given the biggest metro in the province seven days to put its house in order
Eastern Cape MEC Xolile Nqatha says Treasury and the national co-operative governance and traditional affairs department have given him the go-ahead to place the troubled Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) metro under administration in an effort to ensure good governance.
Should the decision be made final, the NMB will become the second metro in the country to be placed under administration, after the Gauteng provincial government placed SA's capital of Tshwane under administration in March and appointed an administration team to run its affairs. The Tshwane decision followed sustained political infighting, which left the metro without a mayor, mayoral council or municipal manager...
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