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Police minister Bheki Cele says suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's press briefing on Tuesday was poorly timed and did not afford Tina Joemat-Pettersson's family time to grieve her death.

While councillors poked holes in the city’s R19.1bn budget that was adopted in council on Wednesday, opposition parties were unimpressed by Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk’s plan for his first 100 days in office.

The long list of forgettable parties on the ballot list helps fragment the opposition, to the ANC’s benefit

ActionSA will try to unseat Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, saying he has consistently ducked from media opportunities to come clean over serious allegations he faces.

ActionSA has announced the commencement of a process aimed at unseating Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, saying he has consistently ducked from media opportunities to come clean over serious allegations he is facing.

The Bill had far-reaching consequences.

A Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting took a biblical turn on Wednesday as mayor Gary van Niekerk and his detractors turned to the scriptures while taking potshots at each other.

There is a strong push by opposition parties against the DA’s decision to exclude parties who have participated in ANC-EFF led coalitions at local government from parties from the ‘Moonshot pact’ negotiations.

The new coalition government leading Nelson Mandela Bay will have to hit the ground running this week as they attempt to tackle everything from major service delivery backlogs to corruption and establish themselves as being worthy to be at the helm of the metro.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Retief Odendaal was voted out on Friday during another chaotic council meeting.