The JB Marks municipality is not off the hook yet despite rejecting the provincial government’s decision to put the ailing municipality under administration.
The office of the NW premier spokesperson, Vuyisile Ngesi says as things stand, the decision of the provincial executive council to put the municipality under administration still stands, however, the implementation of that Section 139 (1)(b) has been put on hold until the joint technical team of officials report back to premier Job Mokgoro.
“We will then communicate whatever the decision is at the time. Secondly, there are procedural and substantive service delivery issues that the JB Marks Local Municipality has raised. The team will be looking into those matters. At the moment, I am not at liberty to divulge those matters until the process is concluded,” he said.
In previous reports it was revealed that the provincial government has sent a letter to the mayor of the JB Marks municipality, Kgotso Khumalo notifying him that the municipality will be placed under administration with immediate effect.
