City of Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink vows to serve through Christmas and beyond, undeterred by political instability.
Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink says he has learned to weather the storms. Picture: Neil McCartney/The Citizen
This week, Brink sidestepped the second motion of no confidence attempt from the opposition parties in 17 months.“I come to the office every day as if I am going to serveuntil 2031. I want to serve until Christmas and beyond, especially if you see the progress,” he said.“We have started an incredible recovery process, brought new people into management, taken disciplinary action and slowly are changing the culture and empowering the finances, which are still at major risk,” he said.
“We have had many crises before. If you know why you are here, who you are serving and that it’s for a bigger cause, you can weather the storms.But the political instability was very damaging to the city. “We are determined that it won’t happen. It’s so unnecessary, especially for a city that has experienced so much political instability in the past.“We are at the point where we are turning the corner and there are threats to the political leadership without any clear idea of what to put in place of that coalition.”Brink was keeping it together and determined to protect the progress made.“I don’t know if it’s experience or the grace of God that has enabled me to handle a lot of stress.
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