Matatiele mayor allegedly used municipal funds to attend Eastern Cape ANC conference

The mayor of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, Sonwabile Mngenela used municipality resources to attend the province’s ANC conference in East London in May, documents show.

The Mail & Guardian obtained documents showing that the Matatiele municipality spent R13 914 to cover accommodation and travel costs for Mngenela, his driver and councillor Nomaroma Ludidi-Ndabane.