The troubled Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal was plunged into a security crisis on Thursday when bodyguards of politicians and senior officials stormed council offices to demand their November salaries. The gun-wielding bodyguards demanded answers from Mayor Clifford Ndabandaba after going unpaid for almost two weeks from their normal pay day. They claimed that when they enquired from their private company why they have not been paid, they were told that it is because the municipality has not paid…

The Speaker of Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has abruptly cancelled the council sitting, scheduled for Monday morning, that would have breached her bail conditions. The corruption accused Babongile Sithole called off the sitting through a note sent to councillors hours before the meeting. “Notice is hereby given that the special council meeting of Nongoma Municipality previously scheduled for today, 02 December 2024 at 10:00, at the council chambers, has been cancelled until further notice,” Sithole wrote to councillors. …

The corruption accused mayor of Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal will spend five more days inside Qalakabusha prison in Empangeni before making a bail application and knowing his fate. This is after the State indicated on Friday, November 29, that it was opposed to having Clifford Ndabandaba released on bail after he and  others were indicted in the high profile corruption case.  No reasons were given for the reluctance to have them temporarily freed on bail.  However, the State…

The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Speaker of Nongoma Local Municipality are set to spend the next four days behind bars following their first court appearance today. Clifford Mshangane Ndabandaba of the National Freedom Party (NFP), Sabelo Nkosi from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and Babongile Sithole from the African National Congress (ANC) were arrested on Friday morning and charged with corruption. The trio appeared before the Nongoma Magistrate’s Court. However, they could not apply for bail and their matter was…

The police have officially confirmed that they have arrested three top political office bearers at the Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal earlier on Friday. However, they did not reveal the charges except that the suspects will appear in court on Monday where they would be presented with the charge sheet. “The SAPS confirms that there are politicians and officials attached to the Nongoma Local Municipality that have been arrested. They are expected to appear in court on Monday morning.…

The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has scored another legal victory against the executive of Nongoma Local Municipality. This is after the Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside the appointment of Nhlakanipho Zulu as the Municipal Manager (MM) for the municipality. The court also set aside the appointment of Mzwandile Dube as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the same municipality. The application was brought by Buthelezi in September this year alleging that…