Attack on Pretoria mayor censored
The official opposition in the Tshwane metro council has termed the disallowing of a motion of no confidence in Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa as a complete abomination to democracy.
DA chief whip Natasha Michael said it “smacked of apartheid censoring” after speaker Khorombi Dau had thrown out the motion, ruling that it had not been properly drafted and motivated.
“We have the right to air our reservations and if these are against the mayor, the political leader of council, we have even more right for our reservations to be heard,” said Michael.
“If the mayor cannot handle hearing the truth, it is even more reason for the motion of no confidence to be accepted by council.”
Michael is not going to let the matter rest and will be writing to both President Thabo Mbeki and Local and Provincial Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi regarding “the complete lack of democratic freedom” displayed in the council.
“This kind of behaviour by the mayor and her ANC caucus shows that they have lost all integrity, accountability and transparency in their style of governance,” Michael charged.
There are significant problems facing the metro. These include its massive and growing debtors’ list, extremely high crime levels, illegal squatting, deplorable customer service and allegations of corruption. Read more
DA chief whip Natasha Michael said it “smacked of apartheid censoring” after speaker Khorombi Dau had thrown out the motion, ruling that it had not been properly drafted and motivated.
“We have the right to air our reservations and if these are against the mayor, the political leader of council, we have even more right for our reservations to be heard,” said Michael.
“If the mayor cannot handle hearing the truth, it is even more reason for the motion of no confidence to be accepted by council.”
Michael is not going to let the matter rest and will be writing to both President Thabo Mbeki and Local and Provincial Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi regarding “the complete lack of democratic freedom” displayed in the council.
“This kind of behaviour by the mayor and her ANC caucus shows that they have lost all integrity, accountability and transparency in their style of governance,” Michael charged.
There are significant problems facing the metro. These include its massive and growing debtors’ list, extremely high crime levels, illegal squatting, deplorable customer service and allegations of corruption. Read more
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