The metro, which was retained by the ruling ANC party with a margin of 50,63% is expected to elect its new mayor and speaker during that sitting next week at the refurbished Bloemfontein City Hall.

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The municipal spokesperson, Qondile Khedama, in a statement says members of the mayoral committee (MMCs) will also be announced. The ANC is expected to use its majority of 51 seats to elect its mayor-elect candidate, Mapaseka Mothibi-Nkoane, who will replace former mayor Mxolisi Siyonzana.

During the proceedings of the day, it will also be determined if the previous MMC for Transport, Patrick Monyakoane, will make a comeback in the committee. This as he previously received a lot of backlash from civil society movements and pressure groups such as the Mangaung Service Delivery Forum (MSDF) and Mangaung Concerned Community (MCC) for allegedly influencing the establishment of controversial Mangaung Metro Police, amongst others.

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"Residents, businesses, and all stakeholders of Mangaung are hereby notified of the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Mangaung Metropolitan Municipal Council on 22 November 2021," Khedama adds. Councillors from different political parties will also take the oath.

The metro was in 2019 placed under administration after it failed to honour its financial obligations to service providers such as Bloem Water.

The metro, at one point in 2020, was said to be owing at least a billion to the water board for services rendered.

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The Metro was also downgraded by Moody’s Investors Services.

In 2019 the municipality was placed three notches deeper into junk territory.

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