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MHRF’s Mathunyane secures majority vote for council speaker

Cllr Thato Mathunyane of the Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front has been elected as the new Speaker of council.

August 22, 2023
Gerhard Rheeder Less than a minute
MHRF councillor Thato Mathunyane being escorted by MHRF and EFF members to the stage after he was declared new council speaker.

The vote took place shortly before lunch, with 36 in favor of Cllr Mathunyane, and 22 in favor of Alderman Marumo Sekgwele of the ANC.

The ANC’s vote in Alderman Sekgwele was bolstered by the single vote of former speaker, Cllr Thomas Mpye, council’s only independent member.

All opposition councillors voted in favor of Speaker Mathunyane.

More in this week’s Middelburg Observer.

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August 22, 2023
Gerhard Rheeder Less than a minute

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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