KZN MEC Shinga faces removal after court upholds party expulsion

The Pietermaritzburg High Court upheld the expulsion of KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga from the National Freedom Party, triggering a formal process to remove her from the provincial executive. The ruling creates a political vacancy in the provincial cabinet and may shift the balance of power in the KZN legislature. The timeline for her removal and the selection of a successor remains uncertain.