The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Port St Johns welcomes the decision to look into the irregular appointment of the current Municipal Manager, Ngamela Pakade. Proper recruitment processes, as set out in section 54A(4) of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 as amended, were not followed when the MM was appointed. The post must be advertised
The Mpumalanga Provincial Government has set aside R214 Million to address a long standing sewer and related infrastructure problems in the Province. This was revealed Friday 22 February 2019 by the Provincial Premier Refilwe Mtshweni during the State of the Province address. Govan Mbeki, Msukaligwa and Lekwa local Municipalities have been hard hit by the
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