Fiery exchanges, weekend negotiations and depressing stats as metro scrambles to approve Bay budget

Daily Maverick | 08.06.2026 03:42
In a fiery exchange on Friday afternoon, 5 June 2026, Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral committee member for budget and treasury Khaya Ngqisha instructed the metro’s chief financial officer, Jackson Ngcelwane, not to answer Democratic Alliance questions on the controversial budget, accusing the party of obstructing its approval.