A Councillor from the Northern Alliance party, Gary van Niekerk, has been elected as the new executive mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. Van Niekerk replaces the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Retief Odendaal, who was removed YESTERDAY through a motion of no confidence. He becomes the third mayor of the Eastern Cape metro since the 2021 local government elections. The speaker, deputy mayor and chief whip positions were also replaced by ANC Councillors, Eugene Johnson,  Babalwa Liboshe and Wandilisile Jikeka.  The new mayor has put good governance at the centre of his administration. 

We also spoke to Andrew Whitfield, DA leader in the Eastern Cape and 

Lindokuhle Vellem,  Research and Advocacy analyst at the Public Service Accountability Monitor