Bushbuckridge mayor Milton Morema did not hand himself over to police as expected on Thursday, Mpumalanga police said.
The mayor of Bushbuckridge, Milton Morema, should be suspended, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. Morema is currently facing murder charges. DA local government spokesperson Anthony Benadie said the mayor should be suspended immediately, pending the outcome of investigations.
Police have exhumed the body of a man alleged murdered by the executive mayor of Bushbuckridge. The body of Jeffrey Sedibe was exhumed on Friday, a day after the arrests of mayor Milton Morema (41) and a senior municipal official, Lakios Mosoma (42), said Captain Leonard Hlathi.