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The Mandela Bay Development Agency Board has received a top award from the Black Management Forum, assisted by Delloite, as the best performing board of all municipal entities in the Eastern Cape.
The award, the first of its kind by BMF and Deloitte and seeks to award excellence in the top leadership structures of government entities.
MBDA says the awards are recognition of the value of strong, visionary, credible and skilled board of directors that are able to steer a critical institution such as a Development agency.
MBDA spokesperson, Luvuyo Bangazi, says the award comes as the Board celebrates its 10th anniversary.
"We dedicate this award to the people of Nelson Mandela Bay, the Municipal Council who are the sole Shareholders of the MBDA, the outgoing and incoming boards, Management, staff and all our stakeholders" said Bangazi, who received the award on behalf of the MBDA board in East London.
Bangazi said this award "comes at a time when the MBDA celebrates 10 years of existence since inception. During this time the MBDA board has strategically led the agency through 9 consecutive Unqualified Audits and this year attained what the agency believes is the expected standard, a Clean Audit."
"We are encouraged by the Auditor General SA findings, but they are not something we necessarily celebrate as the MBDA. It is an expectation that as a public entity we handle public funds with efficiency, integrity and transparency guided not only by legislation and regulations but by doing the right things, to serve our communities to realize Madiba's ideals of a better life for all," said MBDA CEO, Pierre Voges.
"The management team and staff will forever be grateful to all the past members of the board and chairpersons, and in particular the most recent chaired by Mr Saki Macozoma who always kept management focused on the core business and purpose of the MBDA. The agency's board members participate pro bono and those who work out of town will even pay for their own flights to Port Elizabeth, a sign of extreme sacrifice and passion for Nelson Mandela Bay. Therefore this award is a real expression of gratitude and recognition that all the hard work did not go unnoticed" concluded Voges.
