Lifting councillors’ suspension a tactical retreat, says Maile
MEC Lebohang Maile says the lifting is to strengthen his case but was not made in a partisan way
28 January 2020 - 18:26
The decision by the Gauteng provincial government to lift the suspension of two senior councillors in the Johannesburg and Tshwane metros was just a tactical retreat aimed at strengthening the case against them, according to co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Lebohang Maile.
Last week, Maile suspended former Johannesburg speaker Vasco Da Gama as a councillor for three months, while Tshwane speaker Katlego Mathebe was suspended for six months. Both suspensions were without pay...
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