DA’s Athol Trollip survives yet another attempt to remove him
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor was let off the hook due to printers breaking down, agendas not being delivered, and opposition parties squabbling
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Athol Trollip survived yet another attempt to remove him after opposition party councilors walked out of the chamber on Thursday.Less than 30 minutes into the council meeting the opposition complained that agendas had been delivered late and not within the prescribed five working days. The councilors argued that this meant the meeting was illegal and if their motions succeeded, Trollip would take them to court.United Front councilor Mkhuseli Mtsila said his agenda was delivered on Wednesday last week and Thursday was a holiday. "An agenda of council is supposed to be delivered in five working days. The delivery does not meet council rule 12.3 in terms of delivery of agendas."Speaker Jonathan Lawack explained that the late delivery of agendas was a result of a problem with the printers. "The agenda was probably delivered late to some of the councilors. On the day of printing, our printing machines broke down and printing had to be outsourced."I have been a co...
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