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Springbok takes former speaker back─── REFILWE GAESWE 17:43 Mon, 23 Sep 2013
Refilwe Mekoa
Springbok - Joshua Losper of the DA and COPE coalition is once again the speaker of NamaKhoi Municipality.
Spokesperson of the Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements Gamiem Abrahams says Lorenzo Faber who was newly elected earlier this month, is no longer the speaker. Springbok residents closed down the municipality premises a week ago. Abrahams says the situation in Springbok is now back to normal.
He says municipal workers are back at work and the community has calmed down.
Residents protested for more than two days against poor service delivery and alleged misuse of tax payer’s money.
Residents complained that the municipality should stop using its money for court cases because it cannot afford expensive legal battles.
It is alleged that more than R1.3 million has already been spent by the DA and COPE coalition for taking the ANC to court.
