Statement by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Interim Executive Mayor Cllr Thsonono Buyeye
As the Interim Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, I have taken the decision to relieve Ms Noxolo Nqwazi from her Acting position as City Manager. Ms Nqwazi’s acting term expired on 28 May 2020.
Subsequently, her acting tenure was extended from May 28 to the next Council meeting, scheduled for 5 June 2020.
The Council that was to sit on 5 June was going to appoint a new Acting City Manager. However, the Council meeting did not materialize due to the fact that a quorum could not be met.
Further to that, Ms Nqwazi was involved in a car accident and booked off sick for the whole week until today, June 8, 2020.
As Executive Mayor I have a legal obligation to ensure that the City meets all its functional administrative obligations. As such, a vacancy in the office of the City Manager cannot be allowed.
Based on the above facts, I have appointed Mr Mvuleni Mapu to act as City Manager. Mr Mapu will resume his responsibility with immediate effect.
I would like to thank Ms Nqwazi for her commitment during her acting tenure.
Our focus as the City is to move with speed to fight against the two disasters that we are currently facing, the COVID-19 and the Water Disaster.
Editor: As William Shakespeare said; “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”
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