The ANC said on Tuesday that Buffalo City mayor Zukiswa Faku had been expelled from the party, pending final approval, which meant she would forfeit her post as mayor.
"We decided to expel her from the ANC, but that decision is suspended until it has been confirmed by the national disciplinary committee," said ANC regional disciplinary committee chairman Siphiswo Burwana.
He said her expulsion, should it be confirmed, would mean she would lose her job as mayor in the Eastern Cape municipality.
Faku had failed to attend a disciplinary hearing on Monday where she was meant to have faced 12 charges for using council petrol and credit cards for her personal use, among other things.
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She reportedly had used the credit card to buy clothing and leather goods to the value of R15 146 for herself during an official trip to Turkey and to put fuel into vehicles not belonging to the municipality.
She had also been charged, with five others, for bringing the party into disrepute and for collaborating with the opposition.
This related to the appointment of Mandla Sithole as municipal manager, against the wishes of the regional ANC, Burwana confirmed.
He added that a total of 28 councillors would appear before the committee on various charges.
The date for the hearings would be decided after November 6.
The council's Luleka Simon, Sindiswa Gomba, Thembisa Nondala and Neliswa Dumezweni would appear before disciplinary hearings from Wednesday.
Councillor Mzimkulu Mabeta had failed to appear before the disciplinary committee last Thursday, culminating in the committee recommending his expulsion from the organisation.
His expulsion was also subject to confirmation by the national disciplinary committee. - Sapa
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