Maimane hesitant over EFF ambition to take over City of Tshwane
25 May 2019
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has placed doubt over the EFF's ambition of having its own mayor take over the City of Tshwane through open negotiations.
Maimane said having an EFF mayor in the capital city would not honour the wishes of the people of Tshwane. He was speaking at the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria on Saturday.
The EFF has been in talks with the DA over its wishes to take over the city. EFF leader Julius Malema has suggested on several occasions the party will take over the mayoral position after the general elections with the DA taking mayoral committee positions.
At a media briefing on May 16, Malema threatened the DA saying that if boardroom talks were not successful, the party could take away the city from the DA by challenging DA mayor Stevens Mokgalapa through a motion of no-confidence.