Johannesburg – Controversial Nelson Mandela Bay ANC strongman Andile Lungisa is on Monday pinning his hopes on the Supreme Court of Appeal as it is expected to consider the appeal against his effective two-year sentence for assault with intent to go grievous bodily harm.
Lungisa, a former deputy president of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), was convicted in 2018 for smashing a glass water jug on a DA councillor Rano Kayser’s head during a scuffle in council in 2016.
He was later sentenced to two years imprisonment, which could bar him from occupying office in the future if it remained the albatross around his neck.
His appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed by the Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown, resulting in him approaching the SCA.
However, the SCA would only be appealing against the sentence as his bid to also appeal his conviction was not successful.
Lungisa remains an ordinary councillor and former MMC for infrastructure in the Nelson Mandela Bay coalition government formed by the ANC and other small parties.
