CoGTA Deploys 10-Member Section 154 Team Inside Nelson Mandela Bay
National Treasury’s threat to withhold R546 million over roughly R30 billion in irregular spending adds urgency to measurable progress before March.
Overview
- The task team will work full-time inside the metro under a dedicated project office and will not draw on municipal funds.
- CoGTA says the team must meet quarterly milestones and file two progress reports between now and March.
- Specialists in financial management, internal audit and engineering were appointed to stabilise governance and fix failing infrastructure.
- Deputy Minister Dickson Masemola engaged the Council on 4 December to align support and close gaps identified in the municipality’s state report.
- Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will convene a 6 December strategic session with government, business and civil society, and CoGTA warns failure to show progress could lead to a Section 139 takeover.