Withdrawal of unlawful report a victory for Tshwane residents
16 August 2022
ActionSA welcomes the eventual withdrawal of the proposal for an unsolicited bid by the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Randall Williams. This is a victory for the people of Tshwane and a vindication of a position held by ActionSA that the proposal for an unsolicited bid in this regard would be unlawful.
Throughout Council, ActionSA fought vociferously to have this proposal reconsidered- going as far as writing to our coalition partners to reconsider on Sunday.
The residents of Tshwane supported a coalition government in the City of Tshwane that was different from that which they experienced prior to 2021 and it is critical that they are not bilked out of billions of rands in irregular expenditure.
The DA’s assertion that ActionSA is opposed to ending loadshedding is strikingly without merit. Sustainable electricity supply is a central commitment of our manifesto offer. The supply of electricity does not have to come at the expense of observing the law. We trust that the Executive Mayor and the DA have learned the error of their ways so we can get back on track and find lasting and legal solutions to the electricity woes faced by Tshwane and other cities.