Day: August 16, 2021

The elusive Mayor of Newcastle, Cllr Ntuthuko Mhlaba, who is finally due in court following a barrage of charges including theft and assault must step aside. Since his brief appearance on 26 July 2021, he has continued to perform his Mayoral duties, to the detriment of the office that he currently occupies.

Hichilema, a businessman prior to entering politics, faces the mammoth task of re-setting the button and turning one of the world’s poorest countries’ economic outlook on a more positive trajectory.