The chairperson of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders, Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana has filed an application in the Bisho High Court, Eastern Cape to contest his removal as chair. In a published statement, Nkosi Nonkonyana’s spokesperson confirmed the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders had resolved to remove him as chairman on Friday.
Nonkonyane was removed on allegations that he was practicing full-time as an advocate while serving as a chairman of the house of leaders. An allegation refuted by Nokwanye “These allegations are baseless as I closed my practice in 2017 – the same year I became chairman of the house. Furthermore, both the Act governing traditional leadership as well as standing rules and orders of the house prescribe that such allegations need to be investigated and a proper hearing granted after which the findings and recommendations be tabled before the house for its consideration and decision.”
