Furious Herman Mashaba to report entire ANC caucus to ethics committee
The ANC boycotted a council sitting, which the Joburg mayor says ‘undermines their constitutional responsibilities’
DA Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba plans to report the entire ANC caucus to the council’s ethics committee after the party boycotted a council sitting.Mashaba said the stay-away was unconstitutional. "I have begun to commission a complaint to the ethics committee, which refers the entire ANC caucus for disciplinary action based on their efforts to undermine their constitutional responsibilities‚" he said in a statement on Tuesday.Mashaba accused the ANC of being deliberately obstructive. "Today’s special council was decided upon‚ with the ANC present‚ during last week’s ordinary council meeting. This was required because of the deliberate efforts of the ANC to delay the proceedings of that Council meeting."One has to ask what could be more important for the ANC than ensuring their councilors attend to the needs of residents in Johannesburg or their oversight role of the executive? This is only the latest in a string of many attempts by the ANC caucus to disrupt the business of cou...
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