Sandile Ngcobo was suspended earlier this year after fresh charges emerged in the Ethekwini waste collection scandal.
ANC KZN secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli said that Zandile Gumede’s supporters carried divisive and offensive placards at her last court appearance.
The ANC said that Zandile Gumede and nine others who had been asked to step aside from their official duties due to criminal cases against them were expected to appear before the integrity commission in the next four weeks.
Gumede and 16 others face corruption charges linked to tender fraud amounting to over R400 million. She appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday.
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.
Zandile Gumede previously said she was being targeted because she is a strong woman leader, now said her political party, the ANC, is being targeted through her. Gumede appeared in court were faces corruption charges.
Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede previously accused the State of treating her unfairly by arresting her before completing its investigations.
The opposition said this was a tune the president had been singing for years now with no effect at all.
The party was heavily criticised after appointing Gumede to the KwaZulu-Natal legislature and on Friday asked her to step down.
The party has requested all members accused of corruption to step down from their positions pending the outcome of their investigations.
SACP KZN secretary Themba Mthembu said Gumede’s promotion to the KZN legislature was a demonstration of power by a faction in the ANC and this was a threat to democracy.
The Democratic Alliance said it had reliably learned that Gumede got the nod, but the ANC in the province has said no decision has been made just yet.
Gumede was sworn into the provincial legislature last week, despite being out on bail.
Gumede, who was sworn in as a member of the provincial legislature last week, faces several charges of corruption and is currently out on bail.
Zuma congratulated Gumede on her legislature appointment and added that she should be considered "innocent until proven guilty".
Zikalala was briefing the South African National Editors’ Forum and the media in a virtual meeting on Friday.
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede was sworn in this week as a member of the provincial legislature (MPL) despite facing charges of fraud and corruption linked to tender fraud in the municipality.
Quite how the ANC hopes to improve its results in next year's local government elections is unclear when it seems so unfit for purpose, writes Judith February.
