Ingquza Hill Local Municipality & Another v Mdingi (1110/2019)
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality & Another v Mdingi (1110/2019) [2021] ZASCA 75; [2021] 3 All SA 332 (SCA); 2023 (1) SA 70 (SCA) (10 June 2021)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the removal of Mr Mdingi as mayor did not comply with the requirements of section 53(1) of the Municipal Structures Act. The court found that no prior notice of the intended motion for removal was given to all councillors, nor was the motion properly placed on the agenda. The failure to provide notice frustrated the constitutional right of councillors to participate meaningfully in council proceedings. The motion was not unequivocal as to the removal of Mr Mdingi as a member of the executive committee, which is a statutory prerequisite for removal as mayo…
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- Municipal Structures Act
- Removal Of Mayor
- Prior Notice Requirement
- Audi Alteram Partem
- Council Resolution
- Constitutional Participation