ActionSA PR councillor Kgosietsile Kgosiemang said he was approached by a DoP councillor at a shisanyama in Centurion and offered more than R1m to defy the DA multiparty caucus decision and instead vote for Makwarela.
ActionSA has opened a case of bribery against two individuals the party alleges were sent by the Defence of People party to bribe an ActionSA councillor to vote for the ANC-led opposition.ahead of the vote for the new Tshwane mayor in February, their councillor was approached to vote in favour of ANC-aligned candidate Murunwa Makwarela and was promised money equivalent to his annual salary until 2026 — about R2m.
“Two people were sent to me by one of the councillors in the city. The reward was quite lucrative. They said they could give the salary equivalent until the end of the term. The estimate of that is more than a million rand, or way more. I'm not sure if it was in cash. Beaumont said it was clear why this would not be tolerated, saying the DA-led multiparty coalition was given a majority by the people of Tshwane and that it was being undermined.
“The councillor from DoP did not act alone. I don't think the party has R2m available. The idea that smaller parties are acting independently in a vacuum is not credible. There is a group of political parties involved in a coup and unseating a government that has a majority in Tshwane ... they are buying their way to a majority through their ill-gotten processes,” said Beaumont.
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