Court rules EFF can wear hardhats, overalls in Buffalo City council chambers
The doors to the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) city council chambers have been legally prised open for EFF councillors‚ who may now enter garbed in their fire engine red overalls‚ hard hats and berets. Last week‚ East London High Court Judge Selby Mbenenge ruled that EFF members could not be removed from chambers because of their dress. This will add a new dimension to city council meetings, as the EFF bring a noisy‚ robust style to opposition politics. The EFF welcomed the ruling‚ which found that the removal of its councillors from the council chambers was unconstitutional. Mbenenge said instructions from both the municipality and the Speaker of the council Alfred Mtsi to remove EFF councillors contravened the Constitution. He ordered Mtsi to pay costs. At this stage‚ it seems that ratepayers and taxpayers will foot Mtsi’s legal bill as he made the orders in his official capacity. The EFF has only taken part in one full session of the council – the inaugural council meeting. The party ...
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