As the expectations that either Cilliers Brink or Katlego Mathebe will be named as Tshwane's next mayoral candidate, the political fortunes of speaker of council Dr Murunwa Makwarela have taken a nosedive.
Makwarela, a Cope councillor, faces a possible vote of no confidence agitated by members of the governing coalition he is part of, after being accused of badly handling the resignation of mayor Randall Williams.
The red berets previously threatened to table a motion of no confidence against Makwarela when they accused him of “suppressing” their views by calling online meetings when the EFF preferred physical gatherings. Makwarela’s departure will open a door for one of the coalition partners who did not have a representative in the city governance structures.
Makwarela angered his partners when he insisted that the first resignation letter was the only legitimate correspondence and therefore the city did not have a mayor until it elected Williams's successor. Three other candidates, Jacqui Uys, Peter Sutton and Kingsley Wakelin applied and were interviewed for the post. With the exception of Brink, all are current councillors in the metro.
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