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Mashego-Dlamini participated in the EFF-sponsored parliamentary debate which called for SA to close the Israeli embassy in Pretoria and cut all diplomatic ties with that country.

A number of opposition parties have warned the government against closing the Israeli embassy in South Africa and cutting diplomatic ties with that country.

Mayor Gary van Niekerk has attempted to interfere in the administration of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, instructing that all legal briefs pertaining to the city be placed on hold with immediate effect. His letter to acting city boss Sidima Dyani and the legal services department on Wednesday took centre stage at Thursday’s council meeting, where opposition parties accused him of unlawfully overstepping into the administration.

Details of the call between Pandor and Hamas leader Haniyeh were laid bare during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly

Yet another law firm has come knocking at the door of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk, demanding that he personally coughs up R23,000 in fees for a legal opinion he sought without the approval of the city manager’s office.

Pressure is mounting on Nelson Mandela Bay speaker Eugene Johnson to act against mayor Gary van Niekerk for his alleged breach of the council’s code of conduct, with DA councillor Morne Steyn questioning her failure to deal with the issue.

Under pressure from Bhisho to act, Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker Eugene Johnson has launched a probe into whether mayor Gary van Niekerk breached the code of conduct for councillors when he hired a law firm on behalf of the municipality, racking up a bill of half-a-million rand.

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has committed to at least double its completion of permanent electricity connections while investigating a solution to fast-track the process.

The ACDP has challenged Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's dismissal of its culpability for the Bethelsdorp fire which gutted two homes last week.

ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom has written to speaker Eugene Johnson to ask for clarity regarding the status of Gary van Niekerk’s position as mayor after his reinstatement to the council by the court this week.