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A group of smaller parties in the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition are convinced they have done enough groundwork to convince at least three other parties not to sign a new petition that will seek to call a meeting to try to oust the city’s political leadership.
A splinter group claiming to be the rightful Defenders of the People (DOP) has accused Nelson Mandela Bay city manager Noxolo Nqwazi of incompetence.
A cohort of recently expelled Defenders Of the People members have lashed out at their political bosses, accusing them of trying to push their selfish interests. At a press conference at Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton on Friday, the DOP members were adamant that the decision by their national bosses to expel them was illegal.
The Defenders of the People has disbanded the Nelson Mandela Bay regional structure, placing the coalition that governs the metro in a precarious position.