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Court rules Bobani's reinstatement bid is not urgent
Mongameli Bobani approached the Port Elizabeth High Court after he was removed as mayor of the metro in a vote of no confidence.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Bobani bites the dust
News24 reports UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has stated the Democratic Alliance and African National Congress have removed Bobani and that they would not challenge it.
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DA: Bobani enjoys protection of ANC councillors
This after a Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting where Bobani was expected to face a no-confidence motion, was cancelled on Thursday morning.
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Special council meeting for Bobani’s no-confidence motion cancelled
Reports suggest the call was made by council speaker on the advice of the police.
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NMB Speaker questions legitimacy of petition calling for debate to remove mayor
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) wants Mongameli Bobani kicked out of office, saying he was corrupt.
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ANC councillor begins 5-year jail sentence for fraud, money laundering
Bongo Nombiba took his case all the way to the Constitutional Court, but last month his luck ran out.
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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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Mayor Bobani likely to survive the chop... again, thanks to the EFF
Opposition parties are again gunning for Mayor Mongameli Bobani's head at a Thursday afternoon council meeting in Port Elizabeth.
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Hawks: Investigation into NMB mayor an ongoing operation
Bobani's office and home were raided by the Hawks on Tuesday seizing cellphones and laptop. He's being probed over multiple criminal charges.
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Mongameli Bobani survives another bid to oust him
This is the second motion against the Nelson Mandela Bay mayor since he took over from the Democratic Alliance’s Athol Trollip in 2018.
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Watch as taxi driver caught transporting 46 kids in vehicle
A video has emerged of Nelson Mandela Bay taxi driver transporting 46 kids and 2 adults in a minibus taxi. The driver was subsequently arrested.
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ACDP determined to oust Mongameli Bobani as NMB mayor
The ACDP’s Lance Grootboom has called parties making up the ruling coalition in the municipality to vote against Bobani as he is accused of corruption.
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ACDP set to table motion of no confidence in NMB's Mongameli Bobani
The party is going after mayor Mongameli Bobani who himself ascended to the mayoral position following a motion of no confidence in former Democratic Alliance mayor Atholl Trollip.
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Business owners in PE come out in support of Andile Lungisa
The Nelson Mandela Bay Black Business Caucus tried to disrupt a meeting on Wednesday between ANC deputy secretary Jessie Duarte and the party's provincial executive committee.
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Andile Lungisa 'doesn't qualify' to be councillor due to assault conviction
The controversial Nelson Mandela Bay councillor was ordered by the ANC to step down from the mayoral committee, but he refused.
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Andile Lungisa vows to fight EC ANC against dissolving PE executive committee
The party will appoint a regional task team to coordinate the work of the regional executive committee. But Lungisa says he is committed to the caucus.
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26 cases of whooping cough reported in Nelson Mandela Bay
Eastern Cape Health Department's Lwandile Sicwetsha says if not treated, it can escalate to a chronic condition.
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Andile Lungisa instructed to step down from NMB mayoral committee
The ANC’s provincial working committee was in Port Elizabeth on Monday to assess the regional structure.
