Mogale City councillors kicked out of EFF may fight their expulsion
The six EFF councillors who were fired by the party in the Mogale City municipality over the weekend are considering appealing their expulsion.This was revealed by the municipality’s EFF chief whip Smanga Mkhumbeni‚ who told TimesLIVE that there was no basis for their expulsion."We are meeting with our legal team so that we can be able to engage as to what will be our way forward regarding the expulsion itself. We are considering a lot of options but we are still going to check whether the expulsion itself is lawful or unlawful‚" said Mkhumbeni.Mkhumbeni was "expelled" by the red berets executives on Saturday along with Eric Baloyi‚ Nomonde Nkatu‚ Nhlanhla Shilubane‚ Lebogang Modisane and Eddie Motsisi after they allegedly voted with the ANC in favour of the municipality’s budget on July 11.The EFF said the six had defied the organisation by voting with the ANC‚ a claim that Mkhumbeni has denied."We never voted with the ANC‚ there was no vote in that meeting. We attended the council...
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