Police chief says he does not have the power to remove ANC councillors
Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) chief Steven Ngobeni has rubbished claims that he allegedly failed to act against ANC councillors who disrupted last week’s state of the city address. Ngobeni’s denial comes as City of Tshwane executive mayor, Solly Msimanga, accused him of getting into his car and leaving after he was instructed by the city manager to eject disruptive councillors from the chamber. The disruptions prevented Msimanga from delivering his address for about five hours. When ANC councillors refused to leave‚ speaker Katlego Mathebe adjourned the sitting. Msimanga was able to address the guests from another room. "I got a report that there was a bus outside that had Congress of South African Students (Cosas) who wanted to force themselves inside the council chamber premises. I then left the gallery while they were debating the issue of the removal of councillors to apprehend Cosas because my responsibility is the security outside the perimeter of the chamber‚" said N...
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