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Mandla Msibi
ANC

After seven years of ‘curtailment measures’, Mbombela’s R160m overtime bill is increasing

The municipality has failed to implement nearly 500 council decisions since 2016

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Mbombela executive mayor Sibongile Makushe.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Officials at cash-strapped Mbombela jet off to Kenya for ‘study trip’

The municipality has received a series of disclaimers from the auditor general since 2016 and has had serious liquidity problems since 2020

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
In the case of Jospeh Ngala, who was initially appointed as a communications officer in June 2006 and later that year as operational manager, the report said the internal audit had not been provided with any of the qualifications he had claimed to have, including a diploma or degree in communications or marketing and a minimum of three years in a municipal environment. (Twitter/JosephNgala2)
CITY OF MBOMBELA

Managers red flagged in Mbombela skills audit

Only one of the seven senior employees appointed by the municipality met the requirements for the job

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Children have to get basic services instead of going to school in Kwazenzele. (Image: Planact)
ALBERT LUTHULI

Mpumalanga municipalities fail to deliver services to informal settlements

The auditor general’s report on local government stated that most councils did not spend their infrastructure development budgets and did not address concerns regarding financial…

  • Chelesile Ndlovu-Nachamba
  • Siphiwe Segodi
3 min read