Court dismisses bid to reinstate Maquassi Hills speaker
Instead of putting the matter to a council vote, Nkatlo allegedly overruled the majority and appointed the first candidate preferred by the ANC as CFO.
The council removed her on 17 April, after she ignored a majority decision to appoint properly qualified senior officials and instead appointed those of her choice – a move backed by some ANC councillors.
North West-based Maquassi Hills local municipality council speaker Sarah Nkatlo’s court challenge to be reinstated as speaker has failed after the Magistrate’s Court in Mahikeng ruled in favour of the council’s decision to remove her by a motion of no confidence.
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