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At the height of Covid-19, councillors passed a resolution to spend R1.3 million over three years to lease two cars, with the mayor, Peter Lobese, at the time eligible for a vehicle worth R700 000. (Bitou Municipality/Facebook)
The Plettenberg Ratepayers Association is expected to head back to court to appeal a recent judgment in favour of the Bitou Municipality.
The association asked the Western Cape High Court last month to review and set aside a council decision to provide luxury cars to political office bearers.
At the height of lockdown, councillors passed a resolution to spend R1.3 million over three years to lease two cars, with the mayor, Peter Lobese, at the time eligible for a vehicle worth R700 000.
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