The two previous attempts were marred by caucus breaks, delays, termination of membership of various councillors, confusion over the filling of their vacancies and contention over voting methods, among other issues.
Mayor Cilliers Brink: 'We have to get control of Tshwane's finances and bring our spending into line with our revenue.'Brink achieved victory on the third attempt at the election of a mayor through the support of the multiparty coalition which included the DA, Action SA, the ACDP and the IFP.
The capital city mayor garnered 109 votes, while COPE's Ofentse Moalusi received 102 votes in the 213-seat council. Two councillors did not vote. “There will be time for battle, but there also has to be time for serious deliberation, earnest debate, empathy, and for co-operation. Each of us, no matter how politically warm-blooded we are, must love our city and our country more than we dislike each other,” he said.
“Nothing that has happened in the past three weeks can take away the honour of this office. I thank the councillors who voted for me for their confidence in my leadership.
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