Young and old Mdantsane residents have converged at the Mdantsane Indoor Sports Centre to voice their feelings on the 2016-17 annual report.
Three directorates - finance, infrastructure services and human settlements - will make presentations. Community members will then ask questions of clarity. Municipal public accounts committee chairwoman Zameka Kodwa Gajula said.
The meeting nearly degenerated into chaos as community members wanted the meeting opened with a prayer while Kodwa Gajula wanted to introduce councillors. Another matter that held up the meeting was the absence of City manager Andile Sihlahla.
Kodwa Gajula wanted to know from officials if they were told where Sihlahla is. Councillor Siyabonga Skolo said Sihlahla was supposed to be at the meeting.
"If he has submitted an apology let's hear it. If not then he should be called to come here now," Skolo said to applause from the residents. Kodwa Gajula said Sihlahla told her yesterday he was out of town but would be back today. She took time to call Sihlahla. On her return she told the gathered people that Sihlahla's phone was switched off.
"What I will do now is to ask to meet councillors outside so we can have a way forward now that we know he is not coming," she said. After the consultation with the councillors, Kodwa Gajula said: "We have decided to continue with the meeting. But we must register the disrespect show by the city manager to executive mayor Xola Pakati."
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Three directorates - finance, infrastructure services and human settlements - will make presentations. Community members will then ask questions of clarity. Municipal public accounts committee chairwoman Zameka Kodwa Gajula said.
The meeting nearly degenerated into chaos as community members wanted the meeting opened with a prayer while Kodwa Gajula wanted to introduce councillors. Another matter that held up the meeting was the absence of City manager Andile Sihlahla.
Kodwa Gajula wanted to know from officials if they were told where Sihlahla is. Councillor Siyabonga Skolo said Sihlahla was supposed to be at the meeting.
"If he has submitted an apology let's hear it. If not then he should be called to come here now," Skolo said to applause from the residents. Kodwa Gajula said Sihlahla told her yesterday he was out of town but would be back today. She took time to call Sihlahla. On her return she told the gathered people that Sihlahla's phone was switched off.
"What I will do now is to ask to meet councillors outside so we can have a way forward now that we know he is not coming," she said. After the consultation with the councillors, Kodwa Gajula said: "We have decided to continue with the meeting. But we must register the disrespect show by the city manager to executive mayor Xola Pakati."
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