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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Retief Odendaal is fighting to retain his position, with his lawyer calling on speaker Gary van Niekerk to halt a council meeting scheduled for Monday, but if it goes ahead the motion to remove him should not be tabled.
Five caucus breaks in seven hours, delays, thumb-twiddling inside the chamber and then an adjournment for a special council sitting convened to elect a new Johannesburg mayor.
In a sudden turn of events, ActionSA has announced its Gauteng chairperson and Joburg caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni will contest against Mpho Phalatse for the position.
Political parties in the City of Johannesburg were locked in last-minute horse trading meetings yesterday ahead of today’s crucial vote for the new mayor during a special council seating.
The election of the new mayor of the City of Johannesburg at its special council sitting on Tuesday has been marred by long delays after the ANC asked the speaker of council for a three-hour caucus break.