DA responds to ANC allegations in Tshwane
3 December 2018
What is clear to us, is that the failing ANC is desperately trying to salvage its position in Tshwane.
We are not hoodwinked by this because they have suffered extraordinary reputational damage in recent times through the VBS revelations, the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Corruption and State Capture and other issues such as Life Esidimeni and e-Tolls. So they clearly decided that their best form of defence is to strike out and attack even on the basis of fake news.
The City of Tshwane is not on the verge of collapse and we will allow our colleagues in the City of Tshwane to address that. However, what is clear is that the GladAfrica contract was irregular and the City Manager was at the heart of an appointment that looks corrupt.
It is ironic that the very person who is leading the charge against this corruption, namely Mayor Solly Msimanga, is being accused. Yet, on Thursday, we witnessed the very same failing ANC and its partners in the Coalition of Corruption block an investigation and a possible suspension.