Trollip loses urgent bid to overturn Nelson Mandela Bay ousting
20 September 2018
Athol Trollip has lost his urgent bid to overturn his ousting as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor in the Eastern Cape High Court on Thursday.
Judge Elna Revelas dismissed the Democratic Alliance and its coalition partners' urgent application on Thursday morning, having reserved judgment last week.
The UDM's Mongameli Bobani therefore remains mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay.
The court announced that Mbulelo Manyati, the sole DA councillor to abstain during the motion of no confidence, was still a councillor until he chooses to resign.