There was drama once again in the Tshwane council on Thursday as access to the chambers was restricted following violent clashes at a previous sitting‚ a move described by an opposition party as "apartheid-style" on Thursday. There was a huge presence of Tshwane Metro Police Department officers manning the entrances into chambers at the Sammy Marks Centre in the city centre. Councillors were asked to produced proof of identity before they were allowed in. "Councillors of the ANC were subjected to an apartheid-style of access control. Secondly‚ this council meeting was not advertised as per legislation so that members of the public may be aware‚" said party leader Mapiti Matsena. This challenge by the ANC was followed by points of order from all sides of the chamber as councillors shouted at and over each other. In the previous council meeting‚ a group of protesters clashed with police at the entrance and councillors then took on security personnel inside chambers. This prompted co-o...
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