uMhlathuze council meeting comes to abrupt end amid chaos

Chaos erupted during the City of uMhlathuze council sitting on Thursday afternoon shortly after the media was asked to leave the public gallery area.

It is believed the meeting had just begun when shouting and screaming overpowered the voice of Speaker Thobias Gumede.

The meeting came to a close minutes later, although the exact cause of the disruption is unclear at this stage.

EFF members chanted their way through the city premises, celebrating the victory of their three replacement PR councillors being elected to the City of uMhlathuze.

This after the Independent Electoral Commission confirmed the three members’ election on 7 July.

The newly-elected councillors replace the three who were expelled from the party earlier this year.

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