Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has three days to explain to CoGTA why there is sill no mayor. Image: Twitter/@CityTshwane
Tshwane speaker has 3 days to explain the absence of a mayor
Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has three days to explain to CoGTA why there is sill no mayor.
Tshwane Speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has three days to explain to CoGTA why there is sill no mayor. Image: Twitter/@CityTshwane
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Acting MEC Faith Mazibuko has written a formal letter to the speaker of the City of Tshwane, Councillor Mncedi Ndzwanana, to provide a comprehensive report stating the reasons why the municipal council has to date not elected an executive mayor.
TSHWANE FAILED TWICE TO ELECT A MAYOR
The speaker must respond within three days of receipt of CoGTA on why Tshwane has not yet elected a mayor. The letter to the speaker was prompted by the adjournment of the council meeting convened on 22 March 2023 to elect an executive mayor.
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The second attempt to elect a new Tshwane executive mayor on Wednesday, 22 March 2022, has failed.
GOCTA WANTS ANSWERS FROM THE SPEAKER REGARDING THE TSHWANE MAYOR
Last week the meeting collapsed after the Democratic Alliance (DA) staged a walked out. Two ActionSA councilors were fired at the time, and the Cope councillors were not replaced.
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Ndzwanana then asked to speak to the caucus leaders in his boardroom, and when he returned, he adjourned the meeting until further notice saying he wanted to seek legal advice.
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MAZIMBUKO VIEWS THE SITUATION IN TSHWANE AS SERIOUS
“As the Acting (CoGTA) MEC responsible for local government in the Province, I view the state of affairs in the city in a very serious light. It means that the city remains without a Mayor and is seized with a vacuum of executive leadership.”
Faith Mazibuko
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Mazibuko says the perpetual failure to elect an executive mayor places the integrity and governance of the municipality in peril. “This will no doubt have far-reaching ramifications on the stability of the Municipality,” she added.
Mazibuko appeals to all councillors to put the interest of the residents of Tshwane first and take the necessary steps to elect an executive mayor expeditiously.
