Nelson mandela bay
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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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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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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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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DA welcomes court ruling declaring a NMB mayor be elected in 7 days
Port Elizabeth High Court Judge Irma Schoeman ruled in favour of the party’s urgent court application on Thursday.
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EC premier to ‘monitor’ corruption case against acting NMB municipal manager
Mvuleni Mapu and businesswoman Bulelwa Ntanga-Mkwakwi appeared in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Friday and were released R20,000 each bail.
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Hawks confirm arrest of acting Nelson Mandela Bay municipal manager
The Hawks' Lwando Zenzile said Mvuleni Mapu was handcuffed earlier on Friday morning and is facing allegations of fraud and corruption.
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EC police searching for elderly PE man who walked out of COVID-19 quarantine
John Doch (73) was a patient in isolation at the facility who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Temporary replacement for late ANC NMB council chief whip yet to be named
Bicks Ndoni was a long-serving ANC councillor who had been in office since democracy.
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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.
