The DA has withdrawn the party’s ultimatum to the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in which they demanded that the UDM remove Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor, Mongameli Bobani. UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said on Monday evening that the DA’s decision to withdraw its demand was the outcome of a meeting in Cape Town between leaders of the parties that form part of the coalition. He said the withdrawal was not conditional but complete. The DA, UDM, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and Congress of the People (Cope) met on Monday following a decision by DA mayor Athol Trollip in Nelson Mandela Bay to recall Bobani from his position. Trollip and Bobani had been butting heads in the metro since the DA gained control of the council after the August 2016 local government elections.
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