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Protesting councillors interdicted
The Citizen
|March 13, 2026
DISPUTE: DISGRUNTLED FARM DWELLERS SAY LAND OFFER NOT ENOUGH
Madibeng local municipality in Brits has obtained an urgent interim interdict against 10 ANC councillors who participated in a protest demanding the resignation of the mayor and senior officials, alleging corruption and nepotism.
According to the interdict obtained by the municipality on Wednesday, the 10 councillors, with chief whip Peter Padi cited as the first respondent, were restrained from removing any one, including employees of the municipality and members of the public, from the municipal premises.
This story is from the March 13, 2026 edition of The Citizen.
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