Current ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe was also once a councillor — PICTURE: THEMBINKOSI DWAYISA Why is there always an intense fight over councillors’ posts?Some ANC members claim that leaders receive bribes of R20 000 from potential candidates to ensure they are high up on the party list to become councillors after the August 3 polls.The selection process for councillors is a tense one for all political parties — but for the ruling party, it was always going to be tough.Comrades fight for positions in a nothing-to-lose and everything-to-gain battle. Some get killed in the process and violence has marred the ruling party’s selection process in a number of provinces across the country.So, what makes it such a high-stakes game?It is mostly financial.Councillors are paid in line with the budget and size of the municipality in which they serve. They also get travel and phone allowances. Part-time councillors earn between R150 000 and R500 000 a year, depending on the size of the ...
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