Troubled waters for Cape Town’s city manager

It is reported that the Cape Town city manager, Wallace Mgoqi, has been instructed not to attend today’s council meeting. This apparently follows after executive mayor Helen Zille and the Democratic Alliance asked for legal opinion on the validity of his contract. Mgoqi was reportedly warned in a letter that it would be inappropriate for him to attend today's meeting. It appears that his appointment by previous mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo was declared null and void as his contract had not been ratified by a full council.