{"id":51378,"date":"2021-08-12T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T09:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/acting-municipal-manager-appointed-20210810\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:48:46","slug":"acting-municipal-manager-appointed-20210810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/acting-municipal-manager-appointed-20210810\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingquza Hill LM: Acting municipal manager appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs recently appointed Mawethu Pinyana as acting municipal manager of Ingquza Hill Local Municipality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement issued by spokesperson for COGTA, Mamkeli Ngam, Pinyana has been seconded to the position following a request made by the council to the department to second someone who would act until a municipal manager is appointed. Pinyana, as a COGTA district director for Alfred Nzo, will act until a municipal manager is appointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COGTA MEC, Xolile Nqatha, described Pinyana as an experienced public servant who worked as a municipal manager in the Ntabankulu Local Municipality from 2002-2007. He said he had also worked as intergovernmental relations manager (IGR) in the office of the Eastern Cape premier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is currently a senior manager responsible for the Alfred Nzo District Support Centre, where he is supporting all the municipalities of Alfred Nzo District. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe holds a master\u2019s degree in public administration,\u201d said Ngamla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of Pinyana\u2019s many responsibilities as an acting municipal manager is to facilitate the appointment by council of a competent municipal manager who has integrity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am using the words, \u2018competent and with integrity\u2019, because most of the challenges experienced by our municipalities revolve around competent leadership, both political and administrative. 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