Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Mandla Ndlovu has decided to approach the Electoral Commission of SA to declare vacancies of mayor and Speaker in the Nkomazi Local Municipality following six months of resistance.
The ANC in Mpumalanga now needs the votes of only three councillors to topple Nkomazi Local Municipality executive mayor Johan Mkhatshwa, who has refused to step down for five months.
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Mpumalanga Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Busisiwe Shiba, has taken matters into her own hands to force the wayward Nkomazi mayor and speaker out of power.
The ANC in Mpumalanga has suspended maverick mayor Johan Mkhatshwa, after he caused drama by defying the wishes of the party to hand over the reins to another candidate.