NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION
Mandela Bay vote on hold as more facts sought
Mayor Trollip says information and reports are being sought before a motion of no confidence against Mongameli Bobani goes ahead
Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor Mongameli Bobani has received a temporary stay of execution from a motion of no confidence against him. Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip confirmed on Wednesday that the motion, which had been planned for Thursday in the council, was postponed because councillors needed as many facts as possible to be placed on the table. Trollip’s and Bobani’s relationship has been characterised by volatility, which both the DA and United Democratic Movement (UDM) have tried to deal with at a national level. Nelson Mandela Bay has been governed by a shaky coalition government since the ANC was unseated in 2016. The DA was propelled to power by a deal it entered into with the UDM, Freedom Front-Plus and the Congress of the People after the local government elections.
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