Mangaung municipality | Mokoena’s plans for the metro

BLOEMFONTEIN - The newly-elected Mangaung mayor Papi Mokoena says his immediate priority is to hire competent officials to help turn around the struggling municipality.

The metro had been without a mayor since the resignation of Mxolisi Siyonzana last month.

Siyonzana, his deputy and the speaker were recalled for their poor service delivery record, according to the ANC.

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Mokoena has promised better services to Mangaung residents.

"The plan is first to try and restore a little bit of order in the municipality," he said.

"The second part is relating to the finances of the municipality. We have to find a plan in which we can ensure that our expenditure is not out of line."