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Opposition political party supporters, with some ANC members, braced scorching heat in Pretoria on Friday morning to march on the public protector's office to demand she release the report on Phala Phala.

A court appeal, a city manager berated, an absent councillor and a missing coalition partner aligned to the DA — the plan to remove Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson was derailed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday.

It is D-Day for Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Eugene Johnson after she lost an 11th hour court bid to stop Wednesday’s council meeting, where she will face a motion of no confidence, from happening.

The trade, industry and competition department on Tuesday briefed parliament on its initiative to reduce red tape and make doing business in SA easier.

It is my contention that the removal of the DA-led coalition is not about the principle of accountability or transparency. Rather, it is a contest for state power. More than this, it is a demonstration of the frailties of SA politics, which lack the maturity to sustain stable coalition governments.

The EFF has weighed in on the latest development regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm saga, alleging the president runs a 'well-established syndicate' and uses his employees to avoid direct links with his alleged crimes.

As Mpho Phalatse possibly faces the axe, the heads of several City of Johannesburg councillors who supported the ousting of the speaker are also on the chopping block.

Though councillors of the Northern Alliance were on Monday granted permission to attend Wednesday’s council meeting, it remains to be seen whether the meeting will go ahead.

The trade, industry and competition department on Tuesday briefed parliament on its initiative to reduce red tape and make doing business in SA easier.

Several opposition parties will picket at the public protector’s office in Tshwane on Friday over the Phala Phala farm saga.