MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’
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Daily MaverickMUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Blame game begins — Nelson Mandela Bay metro hit by Treasury’s ‘corrective measures’dailymaverick.co.zaThe Nelson Mandela Bay metro has gone to ground and has promised to comment only ‘at an appropriate time’ after the National Treasury blocked the city’s equitable share for July. On hearing the news, metro politicians have come out swinging, blaming the leadership — or lack thereof — and opening a Pandora’s box of allegations about hidden files and dodgy municipal officials.
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