ActionSA, which is a DA coalition partner, has called out the DA for “abandoning Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse and the residents of Joburg”.
“Citing concerns about the PA’s intentions in the economic development portfolio is irrational. If evidence exists that a party plans to commit corruption within the coalition, they should not be brought in any position. Despite this, the DA accepts the PA in the position of roads and transport, which houses a much larger budget and procurement capacity,” Beaumont said.
“The DA’s position was put to the PA, who rejected the proposal and stated they would not work with the multiparty coalition arrangement in Johannesburg involving the DA. On Tuesday a meeting of the national coalition structure wrote to DA leader John Steenhuisen and urged the DA federal executive to reconsider its position in rejecting a deal that had been accepted by the PA and agreed by all negotiating teams.
“The consequence of the DA’s actions is that the governing coalition in Johannesburg will face a motion of no confidence to remove DA mayor Mpho Phalatse on Thursday, and as a direct result of the DA’s actions this motion will most likely succeed and see the return of the ANC in Johannesburg and pave the way for an EFF mayor in Ekurhuleni,” he said.
“It has produced a bizarre dynamic where coalition partners have worked tirelessly to keep mayor Phalatse in office while the DA is obstructionist to this agenda.
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