Embattled eThekwini deputy mayor Philani Mavundla has vowed to fight off attempts to remove him for the city’s executive committee.
“The people who started talking about removing me as the deputy mayor clearly don't understand how the ANC got power in eThekwini.
The ANC had failed to garner an outright majority that would’ve allowed them to retain power single handedly. Mavundla has since roped in his lawyers to communicate a warning to the ANC against breaching the coalition agreement with ABC by removing him. “I said to them if they don't respond to me by this afternoon, tomorrow morning I'll be in court to enforce the agreement. I love the ANC, nobody is going to separate me from them so tomorrow we go to court to ensure that that marriage remain intact until 2026. The only time I will back off is when the judge tells me I'm wrong,” he said.
On the impact this will have on the people of KwaZulu-Natal, he said he would still be the voice of the people as he had promised, whether they were paying for rates or they qualify for free water and electricity.
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