Tensions ran high between Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) councillors in Johannesburg on Friday after one of their own bungled a vote, resulting in a squabble. Drama unfolded in the Johannesburg council chambers after an EFF councillor voted for a matter he was supposed to be voting against. This followed the tabling of the first quarter performance report for the group finance department. "It is the view of the EFF that we should not accept or pass a financial budget that has a lot of discrepancies because the consolidated group finance report must be of the figures provided by departments," said EFF Johannesburg chairman Musa Novela. An EFF council member said the party rejected the report and asked finance MMC Rabelani Dagada to explain the discrepancies. "You raise a very important matter. We will ensure that our numbers are consistent," said Dagada. The finance MMC added that the issues in the report were not intentional. This prompted council speaker Vasco da Gama to call for a...
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