Will Cilliers Brink return as Tshwane mayor?
Following Cilliers Brink’s removal, the DA stated that frequent changes in mayors contribute to declining local governance and service delivery.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has announced that it will nominate Cilliers Brink as their mayoral candidate to maintain progress in Tshwane.
Brink who had been the mayor of Tshwane for 18 months was ousted via a motion of no confidence that was tabled by the African National Congress (ANC) and supported by ActionSA. A total of 120 councillors voted in favour of Brink’s removal while 87 voted against and one abstained.
DA WANTS CILLIERS BRINK TO BE ELECTED TSHWANE MAYOR AGAIN
Following Brink’s removal, DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba was a useful idiot and was duped to collapse a working government which included his own party.
As previously reported, ActionSA was part of the DA-led multiparty coalition in Tshwane but withdrew and changed its tune regarding working with the ANC.
Council is expected to meet within 14 days to elect a new mayor and Mashaba said they would field the current deputy mayor Nasiphi Moya from his party as he feels that she is a better candidate compared to all the other councillors in the metro. However, this is in contrast to what the ANC says about the election of a new mayor.
MSIMANGA BLAMES ANTI-GNU CABAL
Further, Msimanga said it is clear that the anti-Government of National Unity (GNU) faction of the ANC is gaining the upper hand in the party, and to the extent that there is a pro-GNU faction, they simply do not have the will and wherewithal to stand up to those hollowing out the party from within.
The former Tshwane mayor said whatever the ANC’s internal arrangement, there is ultimately only one ANC, and it will be judged by its behaviour.
“It was the ANC who placed Tshwane under provincial administration in 2020, and caused financial devastation. And it is the ANC, with the help of ActionSA, who choose chaos instead of cooperation with the DA at a time when Tshwane’s financial recovery is still at a fragile point.
“It is irresponsible in the extreme to bring down a city government without having any plan of what to put in its place. The uncertainty and instability caused by these political games will have real implications for the City of Tshwane and its residents,” Msimanga added.