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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.