Bitou Council hears Kolwapi gun allegations behind closed doors

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PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - The matter concerning Bitou Deputy Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi allegedly firing a gun at an umgidi ceremony for her son on 21 December last year, was tabled for the first time today, Friday 23 January, at a council meeting.

It served as an in-committee item and was not open to the public. Confirming the item, Bitou Speaker Mavis Busakwe said it “is about reporting to Council of an incident that occurred in December 2025 as it was circulating on social media”.

She said the item was tabled before council “to notify the councillors of the incident” and that this was the first step she had to follow in her capacity as speaker, in line with the code of conduct governing councillors.

She said she has followed section 5(1)(a) and (b) as well as (c) (of the Code).

“Progress thereof will be reported back to council.”

Under investigation

Busakwe said the reason the report was handled as an in-committee item “was as a result of the fact that the matter is also under the investigation by SAPS and other authorities”.

“It is always in the interest of the municipality to protect the work of other authorities and not compromise their work.”

Asked about other developments regarding the matter, Kolwapi said it was still with the NPA.

She spent over 30 minutes outside the meeting after recusing herself while the report was tabled.

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