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The Nelson Mandela Bay council will hold a special council meeting on Friday, after deputy mayor Khusta Jack lost his court bid on Friday to halt the meeting that could see him ousted, along with mayor Retief Odendaal and chief whip Bill Harington.
Former mayor Eugene Johnson is the new speaker of the Nelson Mandela Bay council. Johnson, an ANC councillor, secured 62 of the votes through a secret ballot. She went up against DA councillor Rano Kayser who managed to secure 51 votes. Six of the ballots were spoilt. Earlier, Retief Odendaal was ousted as mayor as 62 councillors voted for his removal.
The election of Van Niekerk comes after the Democratic Alliance (DA) Retief Odendaal was ousted in a motion of no confidence.
ANC regional chair Babalwa Lobishe was elected as Nelson Mandela Bay’s deputy mayor on Friday, hours after being sworn in as a councillor.
Attorneys representing Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Khusta Jack are expected to approach the courts on an urgent basis to try to stop a special council meeting meant to remove the city’s top political leaders on Friday from sitting.