Tshwane city manager ‘grateful’ as EFF vows to appeal ruling after reinstatement

“These past three weeks were an experience that no competent, willing and able city manager must go through when you know that there is no reason for you to be at home and that the reason why you are at home is that the majority of the council made the wrong decision.

Mettler said he was looking forward to returning to work immediately following a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria on Friday after he was suspended by a special council meeting three weeks ago.“By setting aside the unlawful decisions of the ANC-EFF-ActionSA coalition to suspend Mettler, the court has reaffirmed that political majorities cannot ignore the law, manipulate council processes or use municipal institutions to protect politically connected individuals,” he said.