Mangaung Council | ANC threatens legal action

BLOEMFONTEIN - The Free State ANC is threatening legal action against the election of Mangaung's new mayor.

In a surprise twist, Papi Mokoena of the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats took the mayoral chains.

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The metro had been without a mayor since Mxolisi Siyonzana resigned last month.

The ANC recalled Siyonzana, his deputy, and the Speaker for not delivering services.

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Mokoena's election means the opposition is in charge of key positions.

* eNCA’s Siphamandla Goge reports.