Numbers game: Quarrel over Tshwane metro escalates with DA-coalition councillors under hard watch

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Numbers game: Quarrel over Tshwane metro escalates with DA-coalition councillors under hard watch
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Numbers game: Quarrel over Tshwane metro escalates with DA-coalition councillors under hard watch: Despite the DA's request for a mayoral election in Tshwane to be held on Friday, speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has decided it will be next week.

Despite the DA's request for a mayoral election in Tshwane to be held on Friday, speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has decided it will be next weekThe DA-led coalition says it has submitted requests for a special council meeting on Friday but the speaker's office has scheduled the meeting for Tuesday.The fight over who will govern Tshwane has heated up as the DA-led coalition works on regaining the majority vote and hopes councillors will not betray it again.

Murunwa Makwarela resigned after aTwo special council meetings set up since then have failed due to political tensions.On Wednesday, speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana adjourned the meeting for legal consultation about Makwarela’s replacement, Thabang Sefanyetso, whose vetting status was under scrutiny from members of his own party.

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