EWN reports that the Mangaung municipality has confirmed that its city manager Tankiso Mea has been suspended.

Councillors voted on Friday for Mea to be placed on precautionary suspension after the Free State metro was rocked by violent service-delivery protests, with residents demanding Mea's removal. At the start of last week, community members took to the streets calling for the local council to be disbanded, saying they had had enough of a dysfunctional municipality. A 15-year-old boy was killed on Monday after a security guard allegedly fired a warning shot at a mob that was attempting to loot a local business. At least 70 people have been arrested for public violence. Mangaung municipal spokesperson Qondile Khedama said: “Yesterday's (Friday’s) council meeting saw the suspension of the municipal manager. This was the continuing council meeting to deal with the issue of the manager. The council had its own processes where they were investigating the city manager in line with irregular expenditure."

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Veronica Mokhoali at EWN

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