Corruption

3 April 2022

Appointment of Municipal Manager Memani

Dear Members, Mayor Swart announced the appointment of Mr. Mbulelo Memani as Bitou Municipal Manager on 17 March. In spite of Mr. Memani making disclosures of…

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21 December 2021

No go for Ngoqo

In 2019, Bitou Council re-employed Lonwabo Ngoqo, an ANC deployee, as Municipal Manager even though he was absolutely barred from holding the post. The…

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10 July 2021

Request for Letter of Assurance

Sent: 10 July 2021 10:28 AM Municipal Manager Bitou Municipality Municipal Manager, Further to the letter below, please provide us with the municipality's…

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1 July 2021

Bitou Implementation Plan

Dear MEC Bredell, There has been no further communication from yourself nor Mr. Paulse since our 3 May letter, requesting your intervention as offered in your…

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23 March 2021

Grants-in-Aid Report

Dear Members, The policy for the Mayor's Grants-in-Aid Fund says "the mayor must report to council on an annual basis in respect of the status of the Fund…

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16 November 2020

Excerpts from 30 Oct Council Meeting

15 November 2020 Dear Members, The 30 October 2020 Mayco and Council agendas had some interesting information in them. Excerpts are below. It is concerning…

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14 April 2020

Bitou Corruption Report - A Follow Up Letter

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4 March 2020

LAST WICKED TO FALL...

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2 March 2020

TWO TIMING AND DOUBLE DATING

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27 February 2020

OF CARS AND GUARDS

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25 February 2020

THE MAYOR AND THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

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24 February 2020

‘ONE FOR YOU, NINETEEN FOR ME’ (BEATLES SONG)

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20 February 2020

You have the right to know – and we propose to tell you!

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed -Bitou

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed - Bitou - Annexure Documents 8.1 to 11.9

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed - Bitou - Annexure Documents 11.1 to 13.6

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed - Bitou - Annexure Documents 14.1 to 16.7

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed - Bitou - Annexure Documents 17.1 to 17.37

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14 February 2020

Corruption Exposed - Bitou - Annexure Documents 18.1 to 22.12

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13 February 2020

MEC Bredell kept us, all of us, in the dark for nearly a year.

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12 February 2020

Bitou Forensic report finally received - Our persistence has paid off

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11 February 2020

Provincial Report Relating to Serious Allegations at Bitou Municipality....'ducking and diving'

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7 February 2020

Forensic Report - Bitou

6 February 2020 MEC Anton Bredell Western Cape Department of Local Government Dear Sir I find it distressing that you give us no response to our letters of 20…

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30 January 2020

Plett RatePayers Association request for Bitou Forensic Report

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14 January 2020

Request confirmation date to receive forensic report

11 January 2020 MEC Bredell Western Cape Department of Local Government Dear Sir We refer to our letters of 20 and 22 December 2019 in which we have pressed…

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3 January 2020

A PLEA FOR INFORMATION ON CORRUPTION AND MALADMINISTRATION IN BITOU MUNICIPALITY

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13 December 2019

Plett Ratepayers' letter to Speaker and councillors

Dear Speaker Wildeman, We represent the Plettenberg Bay Ratepayers' and Residents' Association. It represents its members together with the residents of Bitou…

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10 December 2019

Update on PAIA for Forensic Report

9 December 2019 At last! Twice we have made applications for it under PAIA, the law which promotes the disclosure of information in the public interest, and on…

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5 August 2019

STATE CAPTURE HITS BITOU MUNICIPALITY

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