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The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay

The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

Former Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa.

ANC Eastern Cape’s Lungisa may get the chop

The former councillor is scheduled to appear before the provincial disciplinary committee on charges of misconduct.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani (L). (Gallo)

Hawks raid Bobani’s office, seize wife’s laptop

Bobani’s lawyer, Danie Gouws, confirmed the Hawks raided his client’s office at the City Hall in Port Elizabeth and his residence

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Bid to have motion of no confidence brought against Bobani fails

The ACDP’s Lance Grootboom and Cope councillor Siyasanga Sijadu had submitted a motion of exigency for the removal of Bobani

(Leon Sadiki/Gallo Images)

Trollip loses urgent bid to overturn Nelson Mandela Bay ousting

The United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani therefore remains mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. (Reuters)

UDM tells the DA to take a hike

Bantu Holomisa says the official opposition uses other parties to gain control and then shuns them

(Leon Sadiki/Gallo Images)

Trollip ousted in ‘sham’ council meeting

The DA has described the meeting as a mock council sitting which was illegal, insisting it would challenge the validity of Trollip’s removal.

Speaker Jonathan Lawack

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality finally passes its budget after fourth attempt

The municipality has avoided being placed under administration, after the fourth to pass the next year’s financial budget was finally successful

Shaun de Waal reviews Richard Poplak’s ‘Until Julius Comes’

UDM sticks to its guns ahead of Nelson Mandela Bay showdown

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says anybody who is willing to be a mayor, other than the DA or Trollip, his party will support.

Party insiders say that even if Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille is approached by another opposition party

Bantu comes out swinging for De Lille

BFFs? The UDM leader sparks speculation by offering the embattled mayor a shoulder to cry on

Athol Trollip. (Paul Botes/M&G)

After surviving a vote of no confidence, Trollip reshuffles his mayoral committee

In a move to fill vacant posts in Public Health and Corporate Services, Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip announced changes to his committee.

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Bobani accused of violating coalition agreement by voting with the ANC

Tense relations between the DA and smaller opposition parties have threatening the opposition’s hopes of assuming power nationally in 2019

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has made sweeping changes to the government. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP)

Mayor Athol Trollip confident ahead of motion of no-confidence vote

Trollip says the motion of no confidence against him is going to fail because it is an act of revenge by ousted deputy mayor, Bobani Mongameli

Former senior ANC MP Vincent Smith. (Lulama Zenzile/Beeld/Gallo)

EFF  ‘can’t promise’ to back Mashaba

The DA hopes ‘sanity will prevail’ in its coalition as the ANC moves to oust Jo’burg’s mayor

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Coalition Wars: DA wins round one in case about UDM councillor removal in NMB

An urgent application by the United Democratic Movement has been struck from the roll for want of urgency and the party ordered to pay costs.

Pals: Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane greets the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Julius Malema. The DA and other smaller parties will have to maintain good relations for a national coalition to work.

Squabbles dim DA’s hope of 2019 win

Smaller parties are feeling left out by the Democratic Alliance and the EFF has ambitions of its own

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Deputy mayor ousting leaves Mandela Bay coalition shaky

The coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro is on shaky ground following the dismissal of Deputy Mayor Bobani