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A Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed due to confusion surrounding Gary van Niekerk’s mayoral post after his seat and another from his party were declared vacant this week.

Factions in the National Alliance scrambled after the IEC set a deadline to fill the seats of the mayor and a mayoral committee member.

Another week, another bout of council drama. Yet again, the Nelson Mandela Bay council finds itself in turmoil after city manager Noxolo Nqwazi declared two vacancies for the National Alliance with the IEC.

A National Alliance faction aligned with Gary van Niekerk and Stag Mitchell has approached the Gqeberha high court to try to interdict the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) from removing them — or replacing them as councillors.

The Nelson Mandela Bay council finds itself in turmoil again after city manager Noxolo Nqwazi declared two vacancies for the National Alliance with the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC), possibly leaving the city without a mayor.

The Nelson Mandela Bay metro was plunged into political chaos on Monday night as the city manager declared the seats of Executive Mayor Gary van Niekerk and his MMC for Safety and Security vacant. This came at a crucial juncture as the city manager faces a possible disciplinary hearing for her...

An urgent meeting has been held between Nelson Mandela Bay’s political leadership and senior police officials after the killing of several people in a flurry of suspected gang-related shootings in the northern areas on Monday.

An urgent meeting has been held between Nelson Mandela Bay’s political leadership and senior police officials after the killing of several people in a flurry of suspected gang-related shootings in the northern areas on Monday.

Abandoned properties have become havens for criminal elements, and Kensington residents fear their once quiet neighbourhood will slowly decay as it is overrun by thugs.

Wednesday’s Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting got off to a rocky start when several parties called for two National Alliance councillors — which included mayor Gary van Niekerk — to declare their conflict of interests for an item that accuses him of breaching the code of conduct.