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Not Good at All Councillors, Not Good at all

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Yesterday the High Court of South Africa (Eastern Cape Local Division, Gqeberha) gave an interim interdict in favour of the applicant (Dr Nqwazi) for the first respondent (Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality) not to enter into contractual agreement with second respondent (Adv Ngoqo) as City Manager. Nqwazi went to court to stop the municipality from signing a contract with Lonwabo Ngoqo, who was appointed by the council as Municipal (City) Manager on Thursday.

On the back of this a video leaked to social media shows two Councillors threatening the Excutive Mayor, Eugene Johnson during a heated lunch time encounter at a well know eatery in Richmond Hill, Gqeberha.

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape says that they note with shock; “…the thuggish and abhorrent behavior of an opposition Councillor who is also an MMC for Safety & Security and political staffer at Nelson Mandela Bay Council who brazenly intimidated Executive Mayor, Deputy Executive Mayor and Chief Whip with two sets of video footage circulating on social media platforms today, Tuesday, 7th June 2022 at an eatery in Richmond Hill, Gqeberha.”

“These kinds of intimidation are an infringement on the Councillors basic human rights to safety and security. We will recall that many individuals including two ANC councilors have been shot and killed in Nelson Mandela Bay for the past few months and any kind of threat and intimidation must not be taken lightly hence we urge law enforcement agencies to act on the individuals involved.

We encourage councilors to raise their concerns in a constructive manner, through the correct channels with municipal council in any areas of dissatisfaction and not resort to intimidation,” continued the ANC in a written statement.

Concluding the statement the ANC said; “Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay deserve better services and leadership.”

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Ward 1 DA Councillor, Renaldo Gouws had this to say about the incident; “Everyone knows how I feel about our mayor but the way in which GOOD Councillor, Lawrence Troon and Siyanda Manana (Regional Chairperson of Good and Advisor to Mayor) spoke to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the Speaker clearly shows the lack of respect they have for women. The threats in the video where they say they will “Deal with them” is also a serious concern as we live in a country rife with GBV and political killings. They have to be held accountable and I for one will not allow myself to be associated with men and Councillors who treat women like this.”

In the video GOOD’s Siyanda Mayana can be heard saying “we will remove you” to deputy mayor Buyelwa Mafaya.

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