The corruption tainted Deputy Mayor of Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has resigned from his position after weeks of digging in his heels. Sabelo Nkosi resigned this week after he was instructed by his party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to vacate both his seat as a PR (Proportional Represantative) councillor and Deputy Mayor.… Continue reading Corruption Tainted EFF Deputy Mayor of Nongoma Municipality Resigns After Party’s Pressure
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Nongoma Municipality Staff Released Early Due To Safety Fears After Fight Over MM Positions Got Heated
Daily operations at Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal have grounded to a halt after staff was dispersed early due to safety fears. That was after one of the candidates “appointed by the council” as the Municipal Manager (MM), Nhlakanipho Zulu showed up with armed bodyguards “to start working” in an office that is already… Continue reading Nongoma Municipality Staff Released Early Due To Safety Fears After Fight Over MM Positions Got Heated
Nongoma Municipal Manager Opens Criminal Case After Suspected ‘Hitman’ Threatens to Kill Him
The acting Municipal Manager (MM) of the politically contested Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal had to beef up his security, limit movements and open a case of intimidation with the police after receiving a threatening call from a suspected hitman hired to kill him. Mpumelelo Bongani Mnguni received the threatening call early on Monday this… Continue reading Nongoma Municipal Manager Opens Criminal Case After Suspected ‘Hitman’ Threatens to Kill Him
Uproar as Struggling Nongoma Municipality’s Deputy Mayor and Speaker Spend R77 000 on Fuel in Three Months
The Deputy Mayor and the Speaker of the financially struggling Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have been fingered for draining municipal finances by burning fuel worth a combined R77 000 within three months. Sabelo Nkosi, the deputy mayor from the EFF and Babongile Sithole from the ANC are said to have used more fuel as… Continue reading Uproar as Struggling Nongoma Municipality’s Deputy Mayor and Speaker Spend R77 000 on Fuel in Three Months
Nongoma Municipality Appoints Acting Municipal Manager To Avert Salary Payment Crisis
The troubled Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has finally appointed Mpumelelo Bongani Mnguni as the acting municipal manager, averting a salary payment disaster that would have seen about 260 employees going to Christmas unpaid. Mnguni’s appointment was ratified during a special council sitting called after employees were not paid on Friday because there was… Continue reading Nongoma Municipality Appoints Acting Municipal Manager To Avert Salary Payment Crisis
Bleak Festive Season For Nongoma Local Municipality Employees After December Salaries Not Paid On Time
About 260 desperate employees of the cash-strapped Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal started their festive season on a sad note after their December salaries were not paid on time. The struggling municipality also failed to pay its legion of councillors. Both the employees and the councillors were supposed to get their salaries on Friday, 20… Continue reading Bleak Festive Season For Nongoma Local Municipality Employees After December Salaries Not Paid On Time
Unpaid Nongoma Municipality Bodyguards Storm Offices Demanding Answers From Mayor
The troubled Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal was plunged into a security crisis on Thursday when bodyguards of politicians and senior officials stormed council offices to demand their November salaries. The gun-wielding bodyguards demanded answers from Mayor Clifford Ndabandaba after going unpaid for almost two weeks from their normal pay day. They claimed that… Continue reading Unpaid Nongoma Municipality Bodyguards Storm Offices Demanding Answers From Mayor
Corruption Accused Nongoma Speaker Cancels Meeting That Would Have Violated Bail Conditions
The Speaker of Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has abruptly cancelled the council sitting, scheduled for Monday morning, that would have breached her bail conditions. The corruption accused Babongile Sithole called off the sitting through a note sent to councillors hours before the meeting. “Notice is hereby given that the special council meeting of… Continue reading Corruption Accused Nongoma Speaker Cancels Meeting That Would Have Violated Bail Conditions
Corruption Accused Nongoma Mayor To Spend More Days In Jail, Deputy Mayor and Speaker Out on Bail
The corruption accused mayor of Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal will spend five more days inside Qalakabusha prison in Empangeni before making a bail application and knowing his fate. This is after the State indicated on Friday, November 29, that it was opposed to having Clifford Ndabandaba released on bail after he and others… Continue reading Corruption Accused Nongoma Mayor To Spend More Days In Jail, Deputy Mayor and Speaker Out on Bail
No Bail For Nongoma Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Speaker Arrested For Corruption
The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Speaker of Nongoma Local Municipality are set to spend the next four days behind bars following their first court appearance today. Clifford Mshangane Ndabandaba of the National Freedom Party (NFP), Sabelo Nkosi from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and Babongile Sithole from the African National Congress (ANC) were arrested on… Continue reading No Bail For Nongoma Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Speaker Arrested For Corruption