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KwaDukuza's 100 days in office
KwaDukuza's 100 days in office
By resolution, the 57 member Council re-elected Cllr. Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu as the Mayor.He will preside over the executive committee (EXCO) and perform duties including ceremonial functions and exercise the powers delegated to him by the municipal council and EXCO.
Cllr.Govindammal(Dolly) Govender has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor, she will exercise the powers and perform duties of the mayor if the mayor is absent or not available.
Cllr. Phumlile Zulu is the new Speaker of Council and she will be presiding over the affairs of Council.Cllr. Dumisani Ndimande has been re-elected to serve as the Chief Whip.
Council also resolved that the Executive Committee (EXCO) be constituted by nine members as it was previously made up of ten members.
Council elected the following members to serve in the executive committee (EXCO): Cllr NR Mthembu (Mayor), Cllr Dolly Govender (Deputy Mayor), Cllr NR Khumalo, Cllr JA Vallan, Cllr JS Phahla, Cllr TV Ntuli, Cllr Ms Sing, Cllr MW Hubner, and Cllr JLT Sibiya.
Cllr. Lindi Nhaca was re-elected as the Chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee.
On his acceptance speech, Mayor Ricardo Mthembuthanked his party, the African National Congress and other Councillors for giving him yet another opportunity to lead one of the country's fastest growing municipalities.
"It is a task I accept with a sense of honour and humility. I accept this mandate in the knowledge that the abiding sense of responsibility that rests in all the Councillors is a guarantor for the support I will receive from all these public representatives who have taken an Oath of Office, committing all of them to do everything in their strength to advance the interests of the people of KwaDukuza."
He said it's time for a new approach and committed to the following programme to be implemented in the next 100 days:
"We have our work cut out. When we go back to our workstations we cannot be confused about what has been achieved and what needs to be done. We will continue to work with our communities to build a better life for all," concluded Mthembu.