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Ban on Luxury Vehicles for politicians in Nelson Mandela Bay

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In a statement released today, the Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Athol Trollip, said; “The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will no longer procure expensive luxury vehicles. Money that might have been spent on costly luxury motorcars will now be spent on improving service delivery.

After this new government took office, there was a proposal to procure an Audi Q5 for the Deputy Executive Mayor, as the existing vehicle is no longer serviceable.
After considering the acquisition of this vehicle, I decided to amend the order to a more affordable vehicle, a VW Tiguan, which is not only produced locally, but comes at almost half the price.

Keeping in line with our efforts to save R100 million in 100 days, the Mayoral vehicle remains fully sponsored by VW South Africa, for which sponsorship we are extremely grateful to VWSA – one of our biggest supporters. The Speaker’s municipal vehicle is currently a second-hand Toyota Fortuner; all members of my Mayoral Committee and other Councillors use their personal vehicles.

Every cent of money saved through cost-cutting will be redirected towards getting this Metro moving forward by improving service delivery and growing the economy to create jobs. We remain committed to change in Nelson Mandela Bay by ensuring that the people of this Metro come first.”

Mayoral Committee
Back Left to Right: Roads and Transport – Rayno Kayser, Public Health – Mongameli Bobani, Executive Mayor Athol Trollip, Speaker Jonathan Lawack, Chief Whip – Werner Senekal, Human Settlements – Nqaba Bhanga.
Front Left to Right: Corporate Services – Dean Biddulph, Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture – Andrew Whitfield, Constituency Affairs – Shirley Sauls, Infrastructure and Engineering – Annette Lovemore, Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture – Siyasanda Sijadu, Safety and Security – John Best and Budget and Treasury – Retief Odendaal. Absent: Public Accounts – Lance Grootboom
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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.