There is considerable uncertainty around whether Nelson Mandela Bay metro still has its DA mayor, Retief Odendaal. Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Zolile Williams has promulgated a decision to change the municipality’s structure from an executive system to a collective one, in effect removing Odendaal from his job.
Mkhuseli “Khusta” Jack will remain at the helm of his party Abantu Integrity Movement (AIM) until he hands over the reins to a younger leader “in the future”.