DA Eastern Cape leader and Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Nqaba Bhanga has described ousted mayor Mongameli Bobani's last minutes as the metro's first citizen as the “worst humiliation” the former mayor has ever been subjected to in his adult life.

“He was alienated and alone when he left the room,” said Bhanga, describing the mood of the council meeting that voted to remove the UDM's strongman on Thursday morning...

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