BUSTA, SOME RATEPAYERS CHUCK CEO, COUNCILLORS OUT OF MEET

PIGG’S PEAK – It was another day of drama at the Pigg’s Peak Town Council yesterday.

This time, a meeting was disrupted, forcing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mzwandile Ndzinisa, and councillors to abandon it. This follows the latest report by this publication that the CEO had been suspended by the Mayor, Victor Rodrigues. The meeting was held in the boardroom by councillors to discuss the CEO’s suspension. While the meeting was in progress, police officer, Sergeant Busta Vilakati, who was accompanied by other members of the Pigg’s Peak Residents and Ratepayers Association, entered the meeting venue. Vilakati was not in uniform. Before he entered, councillors could be heard exchanging words, but it was not clear what they were discussing.

However, according to some of the councillors, who spoke on condition of anonymity, a motion had been suggested that the current mayor and his deputy should be suspended. Sibongile Magagula is the deputy mayor. It is alleged that at this time, the mayor briefly left the meeting and then returned. Later, Vilakati also arrived. When he entered the meeting venue, Vilakati could be heard him speaking though it was not clear what he was talking about from outside. After he had spoken, the CEO was then seen exiting the meeting while Vilakati followed him. Vilakati was then heard ordering the CEO to leave and asking why he was still at work despite his suspension. “Hamba!” shouted Vilakati. He also shouted at some of the councillors to also leave. “I am giving you five minutes,” shouted Vilakati.  The off-duty police officer followed the councillors and the CEO downstairs to the parking area to make sure that they got into their vehicles and left, which they did.

commotion

The commotion left nurses who were conducting vaccination for COVID-19 terrified. Some of the nurses got out of the nearby offices and asked about the commotion. One of the nurses asked why so many councillors were afraid of only one person. “Is he carrying a gun?” asked one of the nurses as Vilakati kept shouting at the CEO and councillors to leave. The CEO, accompanied by councillors Victor Masango, Thembisile Dlamini, Sizwe, Themba and Mndeni ‘Gomorah’Simelane grouped at a junction near the town council offices where they waited for police officers to arrive.  The police officers arrived after about 20 minutes.

According to Vilakati, he requested the CEO to leave because he wanted to save his life.  He said he had been receiving calls from some ratepayers as well as employees of the town council that the CEO was still at work.  He claimed the people who called him were angry that the CEO was still in office despite his suspension. He warned that considering the ongoing protests, some pepole could end up bombing the civic centre if the CEO continued working.  “We don’t want to see you at work tomorrow,” warned Vilakati. He made the warning in the presence of police officers. When he was asked if he would go back to work, Ndzinisa declined to comment.

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