
Appeal Hearing Update – Ngoqo Case
Last Wednesday the Labour Appeal Court (‘LAC’) heard argument in the Ngoqo case. The question before it whether the Council acted lawfully when, in 2019, it appointed Mr

Ratepayers Association Intervention In Ngoqo Appeal
10 April 2020 Dear Members, The Plettenberg Bay Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association has, in its capacity as amicus curiae (friend of the court), today filed its

Court judgment refuses to bar Municipal Manager Ngoqo from his position.
Dear Plett Ratepayers, We reported at our recent report back meeting that we would be in court on 20 November to ask the judge to enforce

Plett RPA calls for barring of Bitou Municipal Manager Ngoqo pending outcome of litigation
Bitou Municipal Manager Lonwabo Ngoqo was reappointed in March 2019, the appointment was challenged in court based on his previous dismissal from Bitou for serious financial misconduct

Agreement entered into between the Bitou Municipality and Ngoqo was found to be unlawful’
The appointment of the Bitou Municipal Manager Lonwabo Ngoqo has been reviewed and set aside by the Cape Labour Court. In February 2019, former municipal manager

Welcome ‘New’ Municipal Manager Lonwabo Ngoqo…have we met before?
We have learned with shock that on 19 February 2019 our council resolved to appoint one Lonwabo Ngoqo as our new municipal manager. Longer-term residents will