Deputy mayor Bobani’s fate hangs in the balance in Nelson Mandela Bay
Official’s future could be put to a vote at council meeting this week
The fate of Nelson Mandela Bay metro deputy mayor Mongameli Bobani hangs in the balance after coalition party leaders met in Cape Town. The DA and its coalition partners came together late on Monday in a bid to resolve bubbling tensions between mayor Athol Trollip and Bobani. They had been butting heads in the metro since the DA wrested control of the council after the August 2016 local government elections. Depending on the outcome of the meeting, Bobani’s future could be put to a vote at a scheduled council meeting on Tuesday or at a special council sitting on Friday. Trollip acted last week to remove Bobani from his position as a member of the mayoral committee for public health in the metro. United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa, speaking to Business Day ahead of Monday’s meeting, appeared to back Bobani. DA federal executive committee chairman James Selfe sent an ultimatum from Trollip on Bobani to Holomisa, in a move widely read as support from the party for t...
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