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MEC SAKI MOKOENA ENGAGES NGWATHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY ON COURT-ORDERED INTERVENTION

Free State Provincial House of Traditional LeadersRef: https://www.cogta.fs.gov.za/?p=4081

Official source

Source domain: cogta.fs.gov.za

Collected on 13 July 2026

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What this means

This is a news/media statement from the Free State Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements about an engagement by MEC Saki Mokoena with Ngwathe Local Municipality. On 23 June 2026, the MEC met the municipality’s leadership at the Council Chambers to communicate the implications of a Constitutional Court judgment upholding a Free State High Court ruling on governance and service delivery challenges. The statement says the Free State Executive Council resolved to implement the court order and that Dr Solly Montingoe was introduced as the Administrator appointed to oversee the intervention, aimed at restoring governance, strengthening accountability, and improving service delivery. The meeting included the Executive Mayor (Cllr Victoria De Beer), the HOD (Mr Tshepiso Ramakarane), councillors, municipal leadership, and other stakeholders.

Facts

Places

Free State

Reference

https://www.cogta.fs.gov.za/?p=4081

Parties

MEC met the municipality

Key Takeaways

  • MEC: Saki Mokoena
  • Department: Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements (Free State)
  • Municipality: Ngwathe Local Municipality
  • Date of meeting: 23 June 2026
  • Location: Council Chambers (Ngwathe Local Municipality)
  • Court decision: Constitutional Court judgment upholding Free State High Court ruling
  • Free State Executive Council resolution: implement the court order
  • Administrator appointed: Dr Solly Montingoe
  • Purpose of intervention: restore effective governance, strengthen accountability, improve service delivery
  • Attendees: Executive Mayor Cllr Victoria De Beer; HOD Mr Tshepiso Ramakarane; councillors and municipal leadership
  • Saki Mokoena
  • Ngwathe Local Municipality
  • Dr Solly Montingoe
  • Cllr Victoria De Beer
  • Tshepiso Ramakarane
  • Free State Executive Council
  • Free State High Court
  • Constitutional Court
  • Free State Provincial Government
  • Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements

Dates

Closing Date

23 June 2026