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Election of new Tshwane mayor postponed to next week

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The election of a new Tshwane executive mayor has been postponed to next week. This after special council meeting during which the election was to be held collapsed last night

Democratic Alliance (DA) multi-party coalition members stormed out of the chambers last night citing their disgruntlement with the speaker’s refusal to concede to their demands.

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In his maiden council sitting, the speaker, African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) Mcedi Ndzwanana, was confronted with the termination of the membership of two ActionSA councilors. This followed an investigation into allegations that they had defied the Party and voted for the former mayor Murunwa Makwarela.

The Speaker finally adjourned the council sitting following the African National Congress (ANC) Tshwane Caucus leader Aaron Maluleke’s motion.

“In our conversation on the side-lines of this meeting, we should check who carried the honours and responsibilities to make sure that councillors remain in council. Is it the speaker that should go to court and request a court order that they should be here or its parties that are here that insists on that. As a Chairperson of this council you should assist us that councillors should be in council all the time as the court order prescribes. So therefore you can do that speaker on your part. You can have an interaction with the accounting officer,” says Maluleke.

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