ANC in KZN fires eThekwini mayor accused of corruption
Gumede’s axing comes after the PEC held a two-day meeting that ended on Monday, to look into the state of local government
13 August 2019 - 14:31
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has fired controversial eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede following sustained calls for her removal and an assessment that she is unfit to hold office.
On Tuesday, ANC provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli told a media briefing in Durban that the ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) has decided that all ANC members serving in the executive committees of eThekwini and Msunduzi municipalities should, with immediate effect, “be redeployed”...
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