Tshwane metro row hots up as DA-led coalition regains majority

Despite the DA‘s request for a mayoral election in Tshwane to be held on Friday, speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has decided it will be next week

On Wednesday, speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana adjourned the meeting for a legal consultation about Makwarela’s replacement, COPE’s Thabang Sefanyetso, whose vetting status was under scrutiny from members of his own party.

On Friday, COPE’s chair said Sefanyetso had two different identity documents and also had a criminal record, which was apparently linked to a traffic violation. Ndzwanana adjourned Wednesday’s meeting without the election of a mayor and asked for time to consult the metro’s legal office on whether to declare a vacancy for COPE’s only councillor.DA councillor Jacqui Uys said the DA-led coalition submitted a petition signed by 108 councillors requesting a special mayoral election meeting on Friday.“The adjournment of the meeting was illegal. We need to elect the mayor as soon as possible and we are hoping this will be done on Friday.

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