Former City of Tshwane mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela drove to the metro head office in Pretoria yesterday without his protectors and state-issued vehicle, just a day after being disqualified as a councillor due to insolvency.

As he dug in his heels, claiming he was still the mayor, Makwarela’s party, Congress of the People (Cope), said it would replace him as a councillor owing to the vacancy that was declared by city manager Johan Mettler. Makwarela had been appointed as proportional representative municipal councillor by his party...