DA to open case against Tshwane council speaker
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane says the party will open a case against Tshwane Council Speaker, Mncedi Ndzwanana, following Thursday’s disruptive Council sitting.
Two DA councillors were removed from the Council meeting by private security personnel using force.
Former mayor and now DA Councillor, Cilliers Brink, has since accused the ANC-ActionSA-EFF coalition in Tshwane of assaulting democracy by using force to silence opposition councillors.
"Unable to win debates in council, this coalition turned to intimidation, weaponising municipal resources to suppress the opposition.
"When DA councillors raised challenging questions, they were met not with answers, but with Deputy Mayor Modise’s demands for their removal. The speaker dutifully obliged. Bouncers were brought in to forcibly and illegally remove DA Councillors Moloto and Makgaleng."
Brink adds that the DA will remain resolute in fighting for the people of Tshwane.
"This incident is part of a troubling trend. The Speaker has repeatedly failed to protect councillors from documented ANC and EFF assaults, and now actively targets his opponents."
The ANC-EFF-ASA coalition in Tshwane could not win the debate in the municipal council, so they unleashed their thugs on the opposition. The speaker has repeatedly failed to protect councillors from the criminal conduct of ANC and EFF councillors in and around council, and now he… pic.twitter.com/dTHu66RnBV
— Cilliers Brink (@CilliersB) October 31, 2024
