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
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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
KZN CoGTA MEC Wins Court Battle Against Nongoma Municipality
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has scored another legal victory against the executive of Nongoma Local Municipality. This is after the Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside the appointment of Nhlakanipho Zulu as the Municipal Manager (MM) for the municipality. The court also set aside the appointment… Continue reading KZN CoGTA MEC Wins Court Battle Against Nongoma Municipality