Tshwane speaker Katlego Mathebe has accused Gauteng cooperative governance MEC Lebogang Maile of misapplying the law when he suspended her and former speaker of council in Johannesburg Vasco da Gama. IsaacPat
Maile suspended Mathebe for six months without pay while Da Gama was slapped with a three-month suspension, also without a salary."Neither the Tshwane City Council nor the Johannesburg City Council requested the MEC to take action under items 14 or 14 of the Code of Conduct," Mathebe argued in the affidavit.
Mathebe argued that Maile's actions were unlawful and should be set aside on the principle of legality. The two metros failed to produce a majority winner following the 2016 local government elections, and they were government by coalition governments led by the DA. The DA has since lost power to the ANC in the country's economic hub, Johannesburg, following the resignation of former mayor Herman Mashaba."Our legal counsel is currently studying the DA papers and we will make a determination on what route to take," Maile said yesterday.
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