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Andile Lungisa’s family: Turning down bail not an admission of guilt
ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa on Friday turned down a bail offer by the High Court in Makanda.
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Andile Lungisa opts to remain behind bars, despite being granted R10,000 bail
Andile Lungisa has been fighting to avoid prison, having submitted multiple appeals of his conviction, even approaching the Constitutional Court.
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EC court grants ANC councillor Andile Lungisa bail
This means that he will once again be released from prison pending the outcome of his application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court.
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Andile Lungisa set to make ConCourt bid to appeal jail term
Lungisa was handed a two-year jail term in 2018 for the 2016 assault of fellow councillor, Rano Kayser, by smashing a glass jar over his head during a council meeting.
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Former ANC councillor Andile Lungisa spends first night in jail
Lungisa was convicted of the assault of a fellow councillor in 2016. He handed himself over to authorities on Thursday and was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the North End Prison in Port Elizabeth.
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Former ANC NMB Councillor Lungisa begins serving his 2-year jail term
Lungisa was convicted of the assault of a fellow councillor in 2016.
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NPA to oppose Andile Lungisa's bail extension bid
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa has filed papers with the Constitutional Court to try and avoid serving a two-year prison term.
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NMB ANC councillor Andile Lungisa looks to stay out of jail with bail extension
Lungisa has until Thursday to report to Correctional Services to begin serving his effective two-year jail term for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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Lungisa still hasn’t tendered resignation, ANC PEC gives him until midnight
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed his appeal against a two-year prison sentence for assaulting a fellow council member with a glass jug.
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MK National Council slams ANC leaders who won't step down over criminal charges
The council singled out Bongani Bongo and Zandile Gumede who are before for the courts facing corruption charges; while Lungisa has been convicted of assault.
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SCA dismisses NMB councillor Lungisa’s bid to overturn his prison sentence
Lungisa had been sentenced to an effective two-year jail term for hitting Democratic Alliance member Rano Kayser during a chaotic council meeting in 2016.
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Lungisa resigns from MMC position in Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
The now-former member of the mayoral committee in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality appeared before a disciplinary hearing over the weekend.
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Lungisa confident Kganyago lawsuit against him over K-word slur will fail
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago was suing Lungisa for R500,000 after the politician called him an 'exceptional K-word'.
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Lesetja Kganyago sues ANC’s Andile Lungisa for defamation
Srab Governor Lesetja Kganyago filed court papers on Tuesday demanding R500,000 in damages from Andile Lungisa for calling him a 'dutiful servant of racialist superiors - and exceptional k-word'.
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Andile Lungisa’s lawyers file petition at SCA to overturn conviction, sentence
The ANC councillor was sentenced to two years behind bars in 2018, on a charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
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Andile Lungisa loses appeal against conviction for DA councillor assault
The ANC councillor had approached the High Court after he was sentenced to two years imprisonment for assaulting Rayno Kayser during a council meeting in 2016.
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ANC's Andile Lungisa maintains self-defence in bid to overturn assault sentence
Andile Lungisa was last year sentenced to two years imprisonment for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm when he attacked Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor Rano Kayser during a council meeting.
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Appeal bid of EC ANC councillor Andile Lungisa to be heard in March
Last year, Andile Lungisa was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm when he attacked a Democratic Alliance councillor during a council meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay.
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NMB Black Business Caucus wants meeting with city, ANC over Andile Lungisa
A group of small business owners have vowed to fight the ANC provincial executive committee's decision to order councillor Andile Lungisa to step down as a mayoral committee member.
