ActionSA questions whether Randall Williams should continue as Tshwane mayor amid R26bn tender claims
Tshwane mayor, Randall Williams delivers 2022 City Speech at Tshwane House on 21 April 2022. Picture: Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Viverat a later stage following his alleged role in an “unsolicited” R26 billion tender.national chairperson Michael Beaumont confirmed that the party would report Williams to the authorities over the matter.officials to support his decision to approve an unsolicited bid proposal for refurbishment of power stations.
The multibillion-rand project is aimed to maintain and operate the Pretoria West and Rooiwal power substations to self-generate 800MW of electricity for the city.During Thursday’s briefing, Beaumont said Williams’ actions were in contravention of Municipal Finance Management Act . He also stressed that ActionSA did not have a problem with the multi-party coalition government in Tshwane after Williams“We have a problem with the mayor of Tshwane and what we will now do is collect the evidence that is before us and we will ensure that evidence is provided to the Public Protector, National Treasury and every organ of state responsible for looking at these particular matters,” he said.
Beaumont said the question now facing ActionSA was whether the party could continue to support Williams as Tshwane mayor. “That must be answered through a proper investigation and through the multi-party coalition. It is intolerable to have a scenario where an individual can trample a coalition agreement and subject all political parties illegality in terms of how the City of Tshwane is operated,” the ActionSA national chairperson.
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