In the media

Suspect tender award | Kenton on Sea
23 March 2020 | Source: Talk of the Town
A questionable contract award by Ndlambe Municipality which resulted in a botched job going nearly R200,000 over price has been highlighted by the Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (Kosra).Read here

The Makana Judgement: A small new dawn for local authorities?
In January this year, an important ruling by the Supreme Court in the Eastern Cape again shon the spotlight on the lack of service delivery by local authorities. Read here

The great Cradock Cleanup
6 March 2020 | Source: Country Life
A story of how the community brought this town back to life. Read here

RO Tender Bribe Claim | Port Alfred
5 March 2020 | Source: Talk of the Town
Corruption has been alleged in a lawsuit against the awarding of a multimillion-rand tender for the construction of a seawater reverse osmosis (RO) plant intended to alleviate Port Alfred’s water crisis. Read here

Makana mayor and Municipal Manager face six months in prison
5 March 2020 | Source: Ground Up
Makana Mayor Mzukisi Mphalwa and Municipal Manager Moppo Mene have been given 30 days to comply with a 2015 judgment ordering them to bring the catastrophic municipal landfill site in line with legislation. If not, the pair could each face six months in jail. Read here

Eastern Cape will fight order to dissolve Makana Municipality
2 Feb 2020 | Source: Daily Maverick
Already faced with two applications to have allegedly dysfunctional municipalities dissolved, the Eastern Cape government has announced it will appeal a ruling by the Makhanda High Court that service delivery failures were so dire in the Makana Municipality that they were unconstitutional. Read here