ANC Eastern Cape’s Lungisa may get the chop
Former Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa may be on his way out of his party, according to ANC sources in the Eastern Cape.
Lungisa, who served just four months of his two-year sentence for assaulting a Democratic Alliance councillor, has been summoned to appear before the party’s provincial disciplinary committee on charges of misconduct for violating the ANC’s constitution.
In its letter to Lungisa, the disciplinary committee’s chief evidence leader, Mathobela Sishuba, said the committee will “pray that you be found guilty” of breaching rule 25.17.2 of the ANC’s constitution by his conviction and subsequent incarceration.
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Under the previous ANC-led government, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro only met 32% of its key performance areas - the worst performance in the history of the municipality.
Mayor Nqaba Bhanga said during its tenure, more than 6 000 water leaks had been left unattended and 15 000 potholes littered streets.
Bhanga was re-elected as mayor on Thursday after defeating EFF councillor Amandlangawethu Madaka.
Under the previous ANC-led government, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro only met 32% of its key performance areas - the worst performance in the history of the municipality.
He was speaking at a press conference in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
DA’s Nqaba Bhanga re-elected as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay News24 Wire
Nqaba Bhanga: Picture: Twitter / @NadineTheron Voting took place through secret ballot from different buildings to ensure social distancing of the 119 councillors.
The DA’s Nqaba Bhanga was elected mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay metro at a special council meeting. He was elected on Thursday after a marathon six-hour special council meeting.
The elections come a week after the court declared Bhanga’s 4 December election as mayor inconsistent with the Constitution of South Africa.
It was a two-horse race between Bhanga and the EFF’s Amandlangawethu Madaka. Bhanga beat Madaka after securing 62 votes, with the EFF councillor obtaining 57 votes.
Jan Gerber
More South African companies are reporting Covid-19 related deaths among their executives.
Political leadership has not been spared either with the Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu becoming the latest victim.
Analysts say while the numbers of fallen leaders are not alarming, Covid-19 deaths could shift the balance of power and change organisations.
When former Soviet Union leader Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, he left a leadership vacuum that changed Russia remarkably. It gave Joseph Stalin the opportunity to ascend to power and lead as one of the bloodiest regimes recorded in history.
The Covid-19 death toll, now sitting at more than 2.1 million worldwide and just over 40 000 in South Africa, could potentially tilt power scales in boardrooms and among political parties.