News24 | Nelson Mandela Bay's suspended city manager 'has no leg to stand on' in court fight to get job back

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Suspended city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay, Noxolo Nqwazi, wants her job back.

Suspended city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay, Noxolo Nqwazi, wants her job back.

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The suspended city manager of Nelson Mandela Bay, Noxolo Nqwazi, returns to the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on Wednesday to continue her attempt to get her job back.

However, Executive Mayor Gary van Niekerk said not only do they not want her back in council, but he claims Nqwazi has "no leg to stand on" in court.

Nqwazi approached this court last month following her suspension in an emergency council meeting in September.

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