When the Courtroom Replaces the Council Chamber : Amajuba’s Leadership Reset
KwaZulu-Natal The Pietermaritzburg High Court did not merely remove a mayor and deputy mayor this week. It exposed, in plain legal language, how fragile local democracy becomes when political urgency overrides lawful process. By ordering Amajuba District Municipality Mayor Thembelihle Mthembu and Deputy Mayor Shaka Sithole to step aside, the court effectively declared that power…