Solly Msimanga officially resigns as mayor as Tshwane ANC tables a motion for him to go with immediate effect
31 January 2019
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga has resigned.
Msimanga announced that he would be resigning as Tshwane mayor two weeks ago, to focus on his campaign to become Gauteng premier ahead of the national elections, set to take place in May.
This amid claims that he was pushed out of the city by the DA due to unsatisfactory performance and endless scandals, including the multibillion-rand rand GladAfrica scandal and the hiring of unqualified staffers in his office.
News24 understands Msimanga submitted his official resignation to speaker of council Katleho Mathebe on Thursday morning.