New Mfolozi Mayor elected

Mfolozi Mayor Tim Biyela is congratulated after his election by Councillors Xolani Bhengu and Thobekile Mhlongo

Municipal Manager Mandla Nkosi and the new Mfolozi Mayor, Cllr Tim Biyela

On Friday last week the Mfolozi Municipality Council elected Cllr Tim Biyela as the new Mayor in the place of the former first citizen. Mthethwa had been requested to resign his position by the IFP a few months ago. Mayor Biyela was the only IFP candidate fielded for the post since the ANC did not nominate an incumbent. Accepting the position, Mayor Biyela said that he fully realised the challenge before him only a few months before the national municipal elections. He said that he would strive to continue to improve service delivery levels, to launch projects to combat poverty and to ensure that the Council’s annual financial report reflected a healthy state of affairs. He said that he would strive for creative unity in the Council. Congratulating Mayor Biyela on his election, ANC Councillor BT Mnqayi said that he doubted whether the financial performance aspirations of the IFP would be met, but that his party would support all measures to encourage unity of purpose between all groups.