Legal Update on Mayoral Vehicles
In the upcoming week, two matters of concern to Plett residents will be heard in the superior courts in Cape Town. On Wednesday 16 September, the Labour Appeal Court must decide whether the lower court (the Labour Court) rightly overturned the appointment of Lonwabo Ngoqo to the position of Bitou Municipal Manager. The PBRRA will […]
Featured: Trouble In Paradise as Plett RatePayers’ Try To Put Brakes On Car Plot
Original Featured Article Link: Times Live The council is being taken to court over a R1.3m plan to lease cars for the mayor and his deputy 02 September 2020 Reading Time: 3 Minutes Article Number: 7 / 20 Bobby Jordan Journalist MAKING WAVES Sunset on Lookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay, where ratepayers say the money allocated […]
Knysna-Plett Herald Coverage – Mayor’s Vehicle Court Action
MAYOR’S VEHICLE: RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION THREATEN COURT ACTION Correspondent Yolandé Stander | Friday, 21 August 2020, 07:59 Bitou Mayor Peter Lobese. Photo: Yolande Stander Update PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS – The Plettenberg Bay Ratepayers’ Association is threatening the Bitou Municipality with legal action following the recent controversial acquisition process for vehicles for the mayor and his deputy – an […]
Plett Ratepayers’ Launch Of Court Proceedings Against Mayoral Vehicles
The Plettenberg Bay Ratepayers’ Association launched proceedings on Tuesday, 18 August for an interdict against Bitou Municipality, Mayor Lobese and Deputy Mayor Gcabayi. The object is to stop the unlawful acquisition of luxury vehicles for the two office-bearers. The matter will go before the High Court in Cape Town next Wednesday. What are the facts? On […]
Mayoral Vehicle Unlawful Decision
At the height of lockdown, when Bitou residents were anxiously wondering where their next meal was coming from, the Council decided to play Lady Bountiful. The Mayor would receive, free gratis and for nothing, a luxury limo to cruise as he chooses. On top of this – sort of doubling down by doubling up – his […]
Your Choice: New Mayoral Car Or Helping The Unemployed
Dear Members, Sometimes in life there are difficult decisions to take and it is not always easy to pick the correct one. But at other times it is really really easy and the correct decision is very obvious. In June, the Bitou councillors, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, were faced with two easy […]
