While the court will decide on Friday if a council meeting goes ahead to oust Nelson Mandela Bay’s top political leaders, the Northern Alliance has emerged as the biggest winner in the new coalition negotiations.
After a day of negotiations between the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and unions, the two finally came to an agreement that saw the suspension of a go-slow by electricity and energy department staff.
Discord, disorder and a brawl over a ballot box amid this high drama, mayor Eugene Johnson was booted out of office on Wednesday ten months into the job.