‘I'm not scared to lose my job,’ Tshwane speaker says as coalition in limbo before mayor election

Coalition partners have threatened to table a motion of no confidence in speaker Murunwa Makwarela.

Bad blood among Tshwane coalition partners threatens to disrupt the mayoral election on Tuesday after Randall Williams’ abrupt resignation.The political leadership has been in a chaotic state, particularly in the governing coalition. Last week the coalition partners — the DA, Freedom Front Plus, ActionSA, ACDP and IFP — had a fallout with speaker Murunwa Makwarela from COPE.

The coalition claimed the date set by Makwarela would prevent council from passing an adjustment budget by the legislated deadline on the same date.Speaking to TimesLIVE, Makwarela said his decision to decline the urgent special council meeting emanated from the IEC saying they were not ready at the time to hold an election.He said the coalition partners wanted to “bully” him and use his office's powers to hold the election without giving him time to consult.

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