The executive mayor of the Mangaung Metro Municipality, Mxolisi Siyonzana, is expected to face three motions of no confidence at this week’s council meeting on Thursday (12/05).
The DA, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats (AASD) will bring a motion against him.
“We will confront him about the appointment of political staff in his office,” says Johan Pretorius, DA caucus leader.
He says the party will hold Siyonzana responsible for everything that has gone wrong since his appointment as executive mayor in August last year.
“In the midst of the metro’s financial crisis, with the non-payment of creditors, court cases, money being owed to Bloem Water and the enormous salary bills of the metro, Siyonzana apparently still gave instructions for the political staff to be appointed.”
According to Baba Sebolao, EFF caucus leader, the party is of the opinion that it is about time that these motions be instated.
– Marietjie Gericke
