Politics

Political parties have decided to put their differences aside and act together with one common goal of toppling the ANC-led administration in Nelson Mandela Bay. The EFF and Freedom Front Plus co-signed a petition, with 61 signatures, requesting a special council meeting to be convened in 10 days in terms of the Municipal Structure's Act.

National Government has decided to place the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality under administration. The Municipality, seated in Komani, governs Sterkstroom, Hofmeyer, Tarkastad Lesseyton and Whittlesea, to name a few.

A Good Party councillor in George says he's laid criminal charges alleging that he had received death threats from a senior manager in the Municipality.

The legal battle for the Metro Boss seat between Anele Qaba and Dr Noxolo Nqwazi continued in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Executive Mayor, Eugene Johnson and Nqwazi have asked the court to decide on who should occupy the seat in the interim.

The evidence brought against Dr Khoza included numerous public utterances and comments made to the media which were deemed to have been made with intention of bringing ActionSA into disrepute.

The battle to get the Makana Municipality financially back on track took another step forward on Thursday when the City's Financial Recovery Plan was made an order of the court.

The Speaker of the Beyers Naude Municipality in the Eastern Cape has been elected following the toss of a coin.

Police in Cradock are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the four men who allegedly entered the home of the Speaker of the Inxuba Yethemba Municipality while she was chairing a Council meeting last Friday.

The Eastern Cape ANC has suspended all branch general meetings in Nelson Mandela Bay, following the murder and attempted murder of two of their Councillors this past weekend.