Judge Semenya ruled that the removal of Thabazimbi mayor and speaker was unlawful.
Thabazimbi Local Municipality is back in the hands of the DA and its coalition partners. Photo: TLM/Facebook
DA’s Tokkie Swanepoel and Ben Tlhabadira of the Forum For Service Delivery are returning as mayor and speaker respectively.Judge Matsaro Semenya on Friday said the October meeting was invalid and in contravention of the Municipal Structures Act. “No other business other than that which was on the agenda was supposed to have been transacted, even if the meeting was not adjourned,” she said.Semenya further overturned the appointment of three officials, who were fired during a council meeting in December.
“The resolutions passed at the 1 December special council meeting are reviewed and set aside. Thabazimbi Local Municipality is ordered to pay legal costs incurred by the applicants,” said Semenya.The ANC in the Waterberg region said it was mapping a way forward.Maimane ready to fight in 2024 elections
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