The Auditor-General has retracted a second audit finding against Deputy Mayor Khusta Jack, clearing him of any wrong-doing in the midst of allegations that two of his companies had been doing business with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The Municipal Finance Management Act prohibits municipalities from doing business with companies whose members or directors are employees of the State. In a letter to the Deputy Mayor's lawyers the Eastern Cape Business Unit Leader for the … [Read more...] about AG Fingers Municipality for Second Time as Deputy Mayor Jack is Exonerated
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Mkhuseli Jack and Oscar Olivera speak about their respective struggles
In 1985, Mkhuseli "Khusta" Jack organized a consumer boycott here in the city of Port Elizabeth, which helped end apartheid. In 2000, Oscar Olivera was the spokesperson for a popular resistance movement that stopped the privatization of water in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In 2013, they met face to face and shared their stories of strategic organizing with the scholars and professors of the School of Authentic Journalism. Two lands, two histories. One story of strategic … [Read more...] about Mkhuseli Jack and Oscar Olivera speak about their respective struggles
