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Service delivery grinds to a halt while NMB committees are not meeting

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Dear MyPE

Service delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has come to a grinding halt while standing committees are not meeting to take important decisions.

Some of these committees, which should be making decisions on resolutions to be debated in and voted on by Council, have not met in almost 6 months.

I have written to the Speaker of Council, Cllr Buyelwa Mafaya, to ascertain why these very important standing committees have not been able to meet.

I also requested the Speaker to provide us with a meeting schedule.

In terms of Council’s Rules of Order with regards to Virtual Methods of Council Meetings, preference will be given to committees with direct plans or programmes to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

These committees include:

  • Safety and Security
  • Public Health
  • Budget and Treasury
  • Infrastructure and Engineering
  • Electricity and Engineering
  • Human Settlements
  • Corporate Services

It has been many months since certain committees have met:

  • Roads and Transport (13 February)
  • Safety and Security (20 February)
  • Budget and Treasury (21 February)
  • Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture (24 February)
  • Public Health (2 March)
  • Corporate Services (3 March)
  • Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture (10 March)
  • Human Settlements (27 March)

The faltering City administration is being overseen by a coalition of corruption acolyte, the unlawfully appointed and deeply compromised Acting City Manager, Mvuleni Mapu. His appointment is the main reason why National Treasury is withholding R800 million of grant funding.

In spite of this, the Budget and Treasury Committee is not sitting and, therefore, cannot steer the Metro out of this financial quagmire.

Covid-19 related deaths are escalating in the Metro but still the Public Health Committee is not meeting.

Violent attacks are on the increase, but the Safety and Security Committee is inactive.

It is clear that the ANC-led coalition of corruption government feels nothing for the suffering of residents.

The DA will hold the coalition of corruption to account to ensure that Nelson Mandela Bay moves forward once again.

Regards

Cllr Gustav Rautenbach
DA NMB Chief Whip

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