ANC’s Eugene Johnson elected mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
The metro’s new speaker is Gary van Niekerk of the Northern Alliance, who beat the DA’s Rano Kayser by one vote
22 November 2021 - 11:50
byErin Bates
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from the air. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE/THE HERALD
The ANC’s Eugene Johnson has been elected the executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay metro municipality. She beat the DA's Nqaba Bhanga by one vote.
The council consists of 120 seats and only one councillor was absent when new councillors were sworn in, after which the speaker and mayor were elected.
The metro’s new speaker is Gary van Niekerk of the Northern Alliance, who beat the DA’s Rano Kayser by one vote. Van Niekerk's appointment was met with riotous applause, ululation, and singing. Someone, who was apparently injured, even hoisted a crutch into the air.
Van Niekerk received handshakes from fellow councillors and then took to the podium to a throng of applause. He then facilitated the vote for the executive mayor. All 119 councillors present voted.
The metro’s council is split evenly between the ANC and DA, each of which have 48 seats, followed by the EFF with nine seats, the National Assembly with three seats, the ACDP and Freedom Front Plus with two, among other parties.
The inaugural sitting of Nelson Mandela Bay metro's newly elected council proceeded in an orderly fashion on Monday morning, after failing to launch on Friday.
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ANC’s Eugene Johnson elected mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
The metro’s new speaker is Gary van Niekerk of the Northern Alliance, who beat the DA’s Rano Kayser by one vote
The ANC’s Eugene Johnson has been elected the executive mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay metro municipality. She beat the DA's Nqaba Bhanga by one vote.
The council consists of 120 seats and only one councillor was absent when new councillors were sworn in, after which the speaker and mayor were elected.
The metro’s new speaker is Gary van Niekerk of the Northern Alliance, who beat the DA’s Rano Kayser by one vote. Van Niekerk's appointment was met with riotous applause, ululation, and singing. Someone, who was apparently injured, even hoisted a crutch into the air.
Van Niekerk received handshakes from fellow councillors and then took to the podium to a throng of applause. He then facilitated the vote for the executive mayor. All 119 councillors present voted.
The metro’s council is split evenly between the ANC and DA, each of which have 48 seats, followed by the EFF with nine seats, the National Assembly with three seats, the ACDP and Freedom Front Plus with two, among other parties.
The inaugural sitting of Nelson Mandela Bay metro's newly elected council proceeded in an orderly fashion on Monday morning, after failing to launch on Friday.
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