DA asks court to declare removal of Sol Plaatjie mayor legal

SAfm — The DA has asked the High Court in Kimberely in the Northern Cape, to declare a meeting that saw former Mayor of the Sol Plaatje Municipality, Mangaliso Matika ousted, as legal. Matika was removed during a special council meeting last month and Pule Thabane was elected as the new mayor. Other opposition parties including the ANC and the EFF are also in court. The DA says should the court find that the meeting was illegal it should rule that a special council meeting be held within five days of the ruling. Our reporter Refilwe Mekoa is in court.