City of Tshwane still without a mayor. Image: Twitter
Tshwane still without a mayor after multi-coalition walkout
The walkout means that the City of Tshwane remains without a mayor following the resignation of Cope’s Murunwa Makwarela last week.
City of Tshwane still without a mayor. Image: Twitter
On Friday members of the multi-party coalition walked out of a meeting meant to elect a new Tshwane mayor.
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TSHWANE REMAINS WITHOUT A MAYOR
Tshwane is still without a mayor after the resignation of Cope’s Murunwa Makwarela last week.
The multi-party coalition left the council meeting after speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana refused to remove two former Action SA councillors from proceedings following their exit on Friday.
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COALITION SPOKESPERSON ON THE INCIDENT
Two councillors, Mandla Mhlana, and Mpho Baloyi have been accused of not queuing the party line by voting for Makwarela.
“It is suspected that allowing these councillors to vote was an important component in the plan of the ANC and EFF. This was to have their candidate elected today to the position of mayor of Tshwane and to coordinate this along with the ANC’s march to the council chamber,” Coalition spokesperson Cornè Mulder said.
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Mulder added that the multi-party coalition provided every opportunity for the speaker to correct this matter. “This included proposing that the meeting be postponed until next week.”
The council meeting had to be suspended after members of the multi-party coalition did not return to the council, meaning that a quorum could not be reached.
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On Thursday Action SA opened a criminal case of bribery against Defenders of our People (DOP). This after allegations that the party’s councillors attempted to bribe colleagues into the Tshwane council.
ACTION SA OPENED CASE AT OLIEVENHOUTBOSCH HOSPITAL
Action SA says a DOP councillor offered Kgosietsile Kgosiemang an amount of R1 million to go against the multi-party coalition. In return, he had to vote for Murunwa Makwarela for the position of Tshwane mayor.
The case was opened at the Olievenhoutbosch Police station on Thursday.
