ANC violence in DA-led metros ‘no coincidence’, Solly Msimanga says
Tshwane mayor says in future‚ the city will take extra measures to ensure council meetings go ahead unimpeded
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga on Friday lashed out at the ANC over the disruptions of three DA-led metropolitan council meetings across SA this week‚ saying it was a co-ordinated campaign of disruption and disturbance by the ANC. "It is no coincidence that on the same day in Tshwane‚ Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay‚ the ANC in opposition carried out violence and chaos and tried to stop the business of government‚" he said. He said in Tshwane, the ANC disruption on Thursday manifested itself through an unlawful and violent protest by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu)‚ and disruptions inside the council chamber through ANC councillors abusing the rules continuously. "Distractions to this process are nothing but sideshows‚ and will not prevent the progress we are making‚" he vowed. "Our progress no doubt frightens and panics the ANC‚ who is watching from the sidelines as the DA-led government shows that progress happens faster and better once you vote the ANC out." ...
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