Former eThekwini deputy mayor and ABC president Philani Mavundla, who lost a by-election a week ago in the uMvoti Local Municipality, has been elected mayor in a closed special council meeting at the municipality, News24 can reveal. | soyiso_maliti
Philani Mavundla, president of ABC at an ActionSA media briefing at Durban City Hall on February 21, 2023.Abantu Batho Congress president Philani Mavundla is the new uMvoti Local Municipality mayor.This comes after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled against the IFP in the party's 11th-hour application to interdict the special council meeting.
Former eThekwini deputy mayor and Abantu Batho Congress president Philani Mavundla, who lost a by-election a week ago in the uMvoti Local Municipality, has been elected mayor in a closed special council meeting at the municipality, News24 can reveal. This comes mere hours after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled against the IFP in the party's 11th-hour application to interdict the special council meeting.The ANC and the ABC tabled motions of no confidence against the IFP leadership - Gabriel Malembe as mayor, Noluthando Dlamini as the speaker and Bhojasi Dlamini as the chief whip.We've lost. It was unfair. The MEC has been fighting for them. They didn't use the standing rules to effect.
"We're used to this. We had to lose because not all of us were here as a result of how hastily the meeting was called," Bhojasi added. "Cogta wasn't truthful. We told them there was a court issue [regarding calling a special meeting], but the MEC, who hasn't been fair to us, pressed on with the issue."In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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