Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Following widespread criticism of Bitou mayor Peter Lobese’s spending on a mayoral vehicle, he released a statement about the events that led to the rental of a luxury SUV.
Lobese was slated for spending just short of R60 000 per month on a Volvo SUV.
In a statement by the municipal manager Thabo Ndlovo, it was revealed that this was a short-term rental following a “traumatic accident” with his official vehicle, a BMW sedan, while attending a funeral in Port Elizabeth.
Ndlovo said that at the time of the accident Lobese had been traveling with his “protectors”.
“All received medical care for shock and trauma following the crash. Furthermore the mayor took necessary sick leave to recover from the traumatic accident,” Ndlovo said in the statement.
Previous mayoral vehicle.
Read previous stories:
- Bitou Mayor defends his spending
- Bitou Mayor defends his spending habits
- Bitou residents paying R260 000 for Mayor?
- Bitou residents paying dearly for Mayor's car
Read the full story in Thursdays' Knysna-Plett Herald, as well as online.
ARTICLE: YOLANDÉ STANDER, KNYSNA-PLETT HERALD CORRESPONDENT
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