Tshwane City Council speaker election chaos: 69 spoilt votes, 69 DA members. It's understood the blue party has not accepted the results. Full story here ➡️
Earlier in the day, the council meeting was delayed after councillors from the African National Congress and the Economic Freedom Fighters about the news that ActionSA had terminated the membership of its councillor, Nkele Molapo.
Tau was dismissed in November last year following claims of sexual harassment and allegations that he had abused council resources.There was also an accusation Molapo “intimidated” Tshwane caucus members in an attempt to “destabilise the party,” according to ActionSA,.Molapo of “coordinating with some of our councillors who do not support the multi-party coalition’s decision to vote for a new coalition mayor in the City of Tshwane”.
“One thing we do when we get to the council, is we take an oath. The issue of Molapo is a constitutional matter. Does she owe her allegiance to ActionSA or the council? We are going to speak for Molapo, and she must be protected,” Maluleke said.
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