{
  "id": 10788772,
  "title": "UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Council meeting collapses, delaying decision on suspended city manager paid R6.7m and counting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/uncooperative-governance-council-meeting-collapses-delaying-decision",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T21:56:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-29-council-meeting-collapses-delaying-decision-on-suspended-city-manager-paid-r67m-and-counting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The monthly council meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay, scheduled before the November elections, failed to reach a quorum, delaying a decision on the city manager's future. Suspended city manager Noxolo Nqwazi, who earned R6.7 million in salary between February 2024 and April 2026, was the focus of the meeting. Armed guards were deployed at City Hall to prevent Nqwazi from entering after her disciplinary ruling. Fewer than 10 ANC councillors attended the meeting, with several opposition councillors also present but some seats empty. The council speaker informed the attendees that the mayor, speaker, and chief whip had all submitted apologies for their inability to attend. The meeting was adjourned, with no further sessions planned until after the local government elections on November 4. The DA leader claimed the meeting was deliberately derailed due to the ANC's decision not to send its councillors.",
  "summary": "After armed guards were deployed to prevent suspended Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Noxolo Nqwazi from entering City Hall last week, a council meeting to debate her future has failed to reach a quorum, delaying the matter to after the November elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}