Tshwane mayor asks for political backing in bid to oust city manager
Solly Msimanga calls on DA leadership and EFF to help suspend or fire Moeketsi Mosola, as their fallout has resulted in the deterioration of the administration’s performance
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga has asked for political intervention from his party and the EFF in his bid to suspend or fire city manager Moeketsi Mosola. Mosola was appointed to the permanent position of city manager early in 2017. Msimanga then defended the appointment after the ANC raised issue with his appointment. Msimanga’s plea to the DA’s national leadership and its provincial structures comes amid an ongoing spat with Mosola, who is being investigated in relation to an open-ended contract with engineering consultants GladAfrica. It is understood that the DA has yet to respond to Msimanga’s e-mail which was sent to DA leader Mmusi Maimane, federal executive chairman James Selfe, Gauteng leader John Moodey and Gauteng provincial chairman Mike Moriarty early in November. The investigation was approved by the council in September, but Mosola was not suspended pending its outcome, despite a warning by Msimanga in a confidential report, that his presence would be detrimental to the...
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