Dissolve dysfunctional municipalities
EASTERN Cape local government MEC Sam Kwelita has one week to dissolve the dysfunctional Mnquma municipality in Butterworth and appoint an administrator.
The provincial legislature has also given a week to intervene at the Nkonkobe municipality where criminal charges may be laid after former municipal manager Sphiwo Mdila was accused of alleged mismanagement of a housing project to the value of R7-million.
If Kwelita fails to comply with the resolutions, local government Minister Sydney Mufamadi may legally step in and the provincial legislature may also put pressure on Premier Nosimo Balindlela to sack Kwelita.
Mnquma municipality services Butterworth, Kentani and Nqamakwe and has a budget of R111-million, while Nkonkobe services Fort Beaufort, Alice, Hogsback, Middledrift and Seymour.
Chairman of the local government standing committee Lulamile Nazo – who led a “fact finding mission” in both the municipalities – said the legislature resolved that Kwelita should dissolve the Mnquma municipality as the Constitution requires this when a municipality cannot meet its financial obligations.
“We are expecting the MEC to comply. We have sent him a letter to remind him, but he is not obliged to answer us before then,” Nazo said.
“There is turmoil at that municipality because service delivery has collapsed.”
Mnquma mayor Mabona Duna is facing disciplinary action after he was appointed instead of Nomalindo Dyantyi, the ANC‘s choice. Read more
The provincial legislature has also given a week to intervene at the Nkonkobe municipality where criminal charges may be laid after former municipal manager Sphiwo Mdila was accused of alleged mismanagement of a housing project to the value of R7-million.
If Kwelita fails to comply with the resolutions, local government Minister Sydney Mufamadi may legally step in and the provincial legislature may also put pressure on Premier Nosimo Balindlela to sack Kwelita.
Mnquma municipality services Butterworth, Kentani and Nqamakwe and has a budget of R111-million, while Nkonkobe services Fort Beaufort, Alice, Hogsback, Middledrift and Seymour.
Chairman of the local government standing committee Lulamile Nazo – who led a “fact finding mission” in both the municipalities – said the legislature resolved that Kwelita should dissolve the Mnquma municipality as the Constitution requires this when a municipality cannot meet its financial obligations.
“We are expecting the MEC to comply. We have sent him a letter to remind him, but he is not obliged to answer us before then,” Nazo said.
“There is turmoil at that municipality because service delivery has collapsed.”
Mnquma mayor Mabona Duna is facing disciplinary action after he was appointed instead of Nomalindo Dyantyi, the ANC‘s choice. Read more
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