THE EDITORIAL | Tshwane: let residents have a say
Maile previously botched his intervention in the governance of both the City of Tshwane and the City of Johannesburg, hurriedly suspending officials only to change his decision after the DA challenged him in court.
We welcome the move to put Tshwane under administration since there has not been a local government there to shoulder responsibility since the resignation of mayor Stevens Mokgalapa and his mayoral committee last month. Several attempts to elect a new mayor have failed as ANC and EFF councillors would walk out of proceedings - denying the sitting the numbers it needed to quorate. Attempts to have an acting city manager appointed were also derailed because of the very same problem as council couldn't sit since the year started.
As a result, the city was running on empty and it was only a matter of time before the facade of a functioning municipality would crumble: core functions that need to be carried out, such as passing budgets and enacting laws couldn't be attended to. The law demands that the city holds an election within 90 days of being put under administration. It is for this reason alone that we welcome the move; it means the residents will finally have a say on who gets to run their city, and that is the only voice that should matter.
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