DA to approach courts to force Nelson Mandela Bay to elect new mayor

The DA filed papers on Friday to compel Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality speaker Buyelwa Mafaya to call a meeting to elect a new mayor.

The position has been vacant since December after a vote of no confidence saw the UDM’s Mongameli Bobani ousted as mayor. Since then, Thsonono Buyeye has been serving as acting mayor.

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