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[UPDATE] DA declares council that voted Trollip out unlawful
The United Democratic Movement's Mongameli Bobani has been elected to take over as mayor.
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ANC, UDM confident of ousting NMB mayor Athol Trollip
The motion of no confidence in Trollip has failed yet again when opposition parties failed to return to the chambers after a caucus break.
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NMB opposition councillors to continue lobbying for Trollip’s removal
The Council could not proceed because it did not have a quorum following a walkout by the Patriotic Alliance.
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Athol Trollip remains NMB mayor as no-confidence motion fails
The ANC, EFF and other parties tried to bring a fresh no-confidence motion against Athol Trollip and some of his colleagues today.
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ANC believes no confidence motion against NMB Mayor Athol Trollip will pass
The ANC, EFF, UDM, AIC and PA are standing together against Athol Trollip yet again to get him and Jonathan Lawack out.
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'I've got nothing to hide'
The party says Mayor Athol Trollip should be held responsible because this apparently played out under his watch.
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Will Athol Trollip survive yet another motion of no confidence?
Nelson Mandela Bay metro council members from ANC, EFF, UDM, AIC AND PA claim they cannot work with Trollip.
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NMB Mayor Athol Trollip could face another no confidence vote
The Patriotic Alliance’s Marlon Daniels says this is not the end of the road for the motion.
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Opposition's request for council meeting to remove Trollip rejected
Council Speaker has rejected the opposition parties' in the municipality earlier this month requested a special sitting to debate a motion of no confidence in Trollip.
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Maimane questions motives of some parties in NMB Municipality
The DA is once again fighting for control in the troubled Eastern Cape municipality.
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Trollip confident NMB municipality will have budget by next week
The DA-run council has twice failed to pass the municipal budget in the last two weeks.
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NMB councillors fail to pass R12bn budget again
Mayor Athol Trollip says the ANC is deliberately stalling the process for the budget to be passed for the new financial year.
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Nelson Mandela Bay councillors to vote on budget
The city's R12 billion budget was not voted on this week as opposition parties expressed dissatisfaction with how funds were allocated.
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EFF vows to act against NMB Speaker if Trollip no-confidence motion blocked
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip last week survived a third attempt to boot him from his position when the EFF withdrew their most recent motion against him.
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Trollip: No-confidence motion becoming a joke now
A third bite at the cherry to bring a motion of no confidence against Athol Trollip didn't even get off the ground on Thursday.
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Patriotic Alliance ‘expected’ no confidence motions against Trollip to fail
The Economic Freedom Fighters withdrew its motion that was meant to be debated and voted on for the third time after two previous attempts descended into chaos.
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EFF withdraws motion of no confidence against Athol Trollip
The EFF has withdrawn the motion of no confidence against Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip.
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NMB Mayor Athol Trollip faces another no-confidence motion
Last month, a second attempt to oust Trollip was abruptly ended, much like it was at a previous council meeting in March.
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[LISTEN] Jonathan Lawack: I’m playing by the rules
Radio 702 host Karima Brown interviews Jonathan Lawack, Nelson Mandela Bay’s council Speaker, DA leader in the Eastern Cape Nqaba Bhanga and political analyst Ongama Mtimka.
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UDM cries foul after no-confidence motion against Athol Trollip collapses
UDM leader in Nelson Mandela Bay Mongameli Bobani has accused council Speaker Jonathan Lawack of bending the rules to suit the Democratic Alliance.
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Trollip: Some opposition parties planned to disrupt NMB council meeting
A special sitting of the Nelson Mandela Bay council to debate a motion of no confidence against Mayor Athol Trollip came to nothing, thanks to repeated disruptions.
