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Northern Alliance president Gary van Niekerk and two other members have been kicked out of the party again by the same faction that lost a court battle after they tried to oust the three men earlier in 2022.

With each mayoral committee member having declared themselves ‘mayor’, the Nelson Mandela Bay metro was plunged into what the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Xolile Nqatha, described as ‘lawlessness and chaos’ in the ANC-led coalition government.

Northern Alliance president Gary Van Niekerk is one step closer to getting back into Nelson Mandela Bay’s council after the Gqeberha high court dismissed an application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling.

While Gary van Niekerk won his court case against a Northern Alliance faction last week, this did not pave the way for his return as Nelson Mandela Bay’s speaker.

An urgent meeting convened in the parking lot of the Cleary Park Shopping Centre is what set the ball in motion for disgruntled Northern Alliance members to axe three of their senior members.

After three postponements, several caucuses and councillors being read the riot act, Nelson Mandela Bay’s 2021/2022 adjustments budget was finally passed on Tuesday.

Who is in charge of the city’s administration remains unclear as a judge suggested the Nelson Mandela Bay council go back to the drawing board and resolve the issues themselves.

With a cohort of close to 100 newly graduated traffic officers, residents of Gqeberha will have to think twice before disobeying the rules of the road this festive season. The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s portfolio for safety and security recently employed a total of 97 traffic cadets to boost law enforcement in the Bay.

A legal battle is brewing in the Northern Alliance as some of its members are calling for the resignation of three of its councillors, including president Gary van Niekerk.