'Eusebius on TimesLIVE' hosted The Herald editor Rochelle de Kock and the paper’s senior political reporter Andisa Bonani to explain this week’s political drama in Nelson Mandela Bay.
hosted The Herald editor Rochelle de Kock and the paper’s senior political reporter Andisa Bonani to explain this week’s political drama in Nelson Mandela Bay .. He replaces Eugene Johnson of the ANC who was removed early on Thursday morning after a marathon council sitting that led to a motion of no confidence. It was passed by just one vote.
What was the basis of the motion? Why did some parties vote with the incumbent ANC? What is the basis of complex coalition alliances in NMB? And, crucially, what are the prospects of the new leadership being able to turn around he metro that has been in the news for all the wrong reasons — among them water insecurity, gangsterism, high unemployment, housing backlogs and strained public health facilities?The discussion ends with reflections on the viability of the co-operative governance model...