UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says the “unilateral” decision to remove Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mongameli Bobani as the member of the mayoral council for public health must be referred to a multiparty forum. This is so the parties in the metro’s coalition government can deal with the accusations against Bobani, who is a UDM member. Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA mayor, Athol Trollip, announced on Tuesday that he was removing Bobani from his mayoral council position. DA federal executive chairman James Selfe had earlier written to Holomisa saying that if the UDM did not fire or redeploy Bobani, the DA would use its majority on the council to oust him. Bobani’s removal follows months of escalating tension between him and Trollip, who have differed on almost everything. Holomisa said on Wednesday that the UDM was still in a coalition with the DA, but was merely addressing a dispute in line with the coalition agreement. “We are still committed to the coalition, and if the DA is committed to...
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