An Amathole district municipality special council meeting held to elect a new troika on Thursday descended into chaos after councillors of opposition parties questioned its legality. The bone of contention was the late issuing of the notice for the meeting without an agenda, which, according to council rules, must be done 48 hours before the meeting.
The cat is out of the bag. Word in political corridors is that the Amathole district municipality’s special council meeting on Thursday will unveil former Nkonkobe municipality mayor Anele Ntsangani as ADM’s new executive mayor. There was speculation recently that ANC MPL Nozibele Nyalambisa might take over the reins at the troubled municipality, but Ntsangani has now emerged as the front-runner to replace Nceba Ndikinda.