Joburg: Speaker’s legal opinion will give clarity for the future – DA is ready to continue building a World Class City
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has noted the decision of the City of Johannesburg Speaker, Vasco da Gama, to seek a legal opinion on the Council’s voting procedures. We believe this is the correct course of action, as it will ensure the legal standing of the vote.
What has been made clear by the ANC is that it does not have confidence in its candidate, the compromised Councillor Geoff Makhubo, who was rejected by the ANC Gauteng structure. Cllr Makhubo, is implicated in a R30-million corrupt tender with the City and has shown little regard for the residents of Joburg.
To further illustrate the ANC’s mixed feelings and lack of direction, it hauled out its most divisive and allegedly corrupt leader, Secretary-General Ace Magashule who endorsed his allegedly corrupt brother-in-arms, Cllr Makhubo. Furthermore, in a ploy to give Cllr Makhubo a false sense of credibility and dignity, the ANC brought in 94-year old anti-apartheid veteran Mr Andrew Mlangeni. This is nothing more than act of desperation and undermines Mr Mlangeni’s contribution to a Democratic South Africa.
The DA and its coalition partners – the IFP, ACDP, COPE and FF+ - stand firmly behind Cllr Funzela ‘Funzi’ Ngobeni to be elected as Mayor so that the great progress of the last three years is not destroyed by the ANC whose default modus operandi is corruption.
In three short years, the DA-led multiparty collation government has managed to: