In a media briefing at the party's headquarters in Johannesburg on Sunday, EFF leader Julius Malema revealed Phalatse approached the party in an attempt at horsetrading.
JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says the party rejected a request for a private meeting with former Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse on the eve of her ousting.In the latest bid to change the city's administration, the African Transformation Movement , African Independent Congress and Al Jama-ah each tabled a motion.In an ordinary sitting at the Joburg council, 140 councillors voted in support of Phalatse's removal, while 129 voted to retain her as mayor.
Phalatse's party, the Democratic Alliance , has been accused of leaving her in the lurch with ActionSA adding the DA neglected Phalatse and betrayed the multi-party coalition. But Malema said the meeting failed to get off the ground.Phalatse is now on opposition benches, with Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad as the city's new mayor.
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