Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor, Mongameli Bobani, has been removed through a motion of no confidence, the metro’s mayor Athol Trollip said on Thursday. The motion against Bobani, who is a member of the UDM, was tabled by the Patriotic Alliance’s Marlon Daniels, and received the backing of 60 councillors from the 119 present at a council meeting. However, there is a dispute on the matter, as Bobani told Business Day that he is still deputy mayor, saying the motion did not get 61 votes, which would be 50% plus one of the total number of the 120 seats in the council. Besides, Bobani said, he did not believe there was a credible vote as the UDM, EFF, ANC and African Independent Congress (AIC) walked out of the council meeting on Thursday. However, Trollip said it is only on budget votes that 61 votes are needed; in all other cases a simple majority of the councilors present is needed, which is why the motion is seen as having passed. Trollip also said the parties participated in the de...
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