By Thys Khiba
Metsimaholo Local Municipality council has nominated and elected African Independent Congress (AIC) councillor Jack Malindi as its third executive mayor in three years on Wednesday, 16 August 2023.
A coalition government in South Africa has proven to be a nightmare as political parties find it challenging to work together due to their ideological differences.
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Malindi was elected unopposed during a special council sitting at the Harry Gwala Multipurpose Centre, in Zamdela at Sasolburg.
He was nominated by the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the nomination was seconded by the African National Congress (ANC).
The municipal spokesperson Dr Gino Alberts confirmed all political parties, including ANC, DA, EFF, AIC, ATM, MCA, FFP, represented in the council were present during Wednesday’s council sitting.
His election comes after the ANC supported by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) removed DA’s councillor Jeff Zwanethrough a motion of no confidence on 01 August 2023.
The motion brought by the ANC was supported by 31 councillors. The DA councillors led by their national and provincial leaders, Helen Zille and Dr Roy Jankielsohn staged a walked out during the meeting.
Jack Malindi
Zwane has been accused of corruption, fraud, money laundering on procurement of the security services rendered by security company Isidingo.
Meanwhile, five senior officials, that includes Chief Financial Officer, Technical Director, Director of Planning and LED, and Social Services of Metsimaholo have been suspended following the allegations of involvement in allegedly appointing a security tender.
The ANC Fezile Dabi spokesperson Sello Pietersen said Zwanehas failed to play oversight in the administration and ignored to act on alleged irregularities involving the security tender.
“The service delivery came to collapse for three weeks with non collection of waste. This was because of the failure by suspended MM to procure the PPE. This has cost almost R5m. No consequence management.
“The Executive Mayor was advised on the illegal outsourcing of electrical meters revenue section without the proper process. The DA presented the budget which fails to grasp the service delivery into mostly the townships, also address the plight of the indigent,” said Pietersen.
The DA MPL and Provincial leader Dr Roy Jankielsohn has confirmed the DA wants to the courts to set aside the decision taken by council speaker Lucas Fisher on Tuesday to allow a motion of no confidence to be adopted in a meeting of council.
The party is seeking a legal advice on the legality of council meeting that was scheduled to remove Zwane.
“The Democratic Alliance isn’t just going to give up a government very easily. So we are going to look at the legality of council meeting and we will be getting a legal opinion.
“And based on the legal opinion that we receive we will then determine what strategy to follow further,” said Jankielsohn.
Jankielsohn has accused Fisher of not allowing Zwane to clarify allegations that are levelled against him during a council meeting.
Responding to allegations of fraud, corruption and money laundering against Zwane, Jankielsohn said Zwane told the DA that he did not appoint that his body guard and driver has been appointed as a technical contact person for a municipal advertised security tender contract.
In November 2021, the council elected EFF councillor SelloaneMotjoane to be the new mayor.
This was the first municipality to be led by the EFF.
After an unexpected turn of events, Motjoane resigned as the executive mayor of Metsimaholo.
It was reported Julius Malema said some ANC members were asking for illegal things from their mayor, and she was told by her party to quit.
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