DA and coalition partners will survive Nelson Mandela Bay fracas, thanks to God
The DA and its coalition partners will survive the flurry of motions to dismantle the entire political leadership structure in Nelson Mandela Bay at Thursday’s all-important council meeting. This was the message from speakers at the DA’s #SaveNMB rally in front of the Port Elizabeth City Hall on Wednesday. Scores of DA supporters attended the rally in support of Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip, who is facing a motion of no confidence on Thursday, to be tabled by the EFF. Trollip said the motion to remove him was proof that EFF leader Julius Malema was a man who changed his mind often. "The reasons Malema put for removing me were undemocratic. Like a spoilt child, when he didn’t get his way in Parliament with his mad motion that would cripple the economy‚ Malema said he would remove me based on my skin colour." "We put a coalition together in two weeks and in that period we were also talking to the EFF and the EFF said they would not get involved but would co-operate‚" Trollip...
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