Vasco Da Gama and Katlego Mathebe are mulling civil action after the Gauteng MEC reverses their suspensions
Gauteng MEC for co-operative governance & traditional affairs Lebogang Maile. Picture: SUPPLIED
The suspensions were related to decisions they took as speakers of the respective metropolitan municipalities. The DA argued that Maile did not have the power to suspend the councillors of his own will and could only investigate and sanction councillors in response to a request by the municipalities. Such a request did not exist.
On Monday afternoon, however, Maile announced he was reversing the suspensions with immediate effect after he received legal advice in a series of consultations with senior counsel in relation to the DA’s legal action.
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