Tshwane Council

Tshwane Council to attempt to elect a new mayor once again

The Tshwane Council is today, expected to try again at electing a new mayor. This is as the Tshwane Council was left in disarray on Friday last week, following hours of caucus breaks and lack of decorum among Councillors, which saw the o...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Hope at the end of the tunnel for Tshwane as a new mayor is elected

Residents of Tshwane can officially sleep peacefully knowing that the city now has an Executive Mayor. This comes as the DA Councillor, Cilliers Brink managed to. clench the majority of votes in the mayoral race. The third time seems to ...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

DA-led coalition in Tshwane stands Council up, ahead of Speaker election

The Council drama in Tshwane seems to be very far from over as the DA-led coalition, decided to not show up to the City’s Council sitting today.The Democratic Alliance (DA) and its coalition parties in Tshwane were a no-show at the Counc...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

While you were asleep: Tshwane Council works overtime to elect a new Speaker

Following more than half a day of proceedings, the Tshwane City Council elected the new Speaker of Council. African Transformation Movement councillor Mncedi Ndzwanana, was elected via secret ballot in a special council sitting yesterday...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Brink and Makwarela could battle it out for the mayoral position in Tshwane

The Tshwane City Council sitting is currently underway, in what was supposed to see the voting in of the new Executive Mayor of the City.With Cilliers Brink having established himself as the prominent candidate for the job, this has rece...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Tshwane Council to be without a mayor for much longer as DA councillors walk out

Another day with no mayor once again in Tshwane. This is as the only matter on the Council sitting agenda- the voting of the new mayor of the City did not take place. The Tshwane Council has been left in shambles once again, following ho...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Cilliers Brink warns Lesufi to ‘back off’ ahead of the election of Tshwane’s mayor

DA Councillor and prospective Mayoral candidate, Cllr. Cilliers Brink has come out against the Premier of Gauteng and ANC Chairperson in the Province, Panyaza Lesufi, for what he describes as involving himself too much in the politics of...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Politicking in Tshwane leads to no mayor once again

Politicking, party factions and the abuse of power were some of the scenes today at the Tshwane Council. This, following the adjournment of yet another Council sitting due to the Speaker of Council, Mncedi Mdzwanana’s decision to seek fu...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Bid to remove Mncedi Ndzwanana fails as petition is dubbed “illegal”

Politicking has taken place once again today at the Tshwane Council, with the planned motion of no-confidence against the Speaker of Council Mncedi Ndzwanana being adjourned within less than 15 minutes.It’s another defeat for the DA-led ...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Tshwane Council to attempt to elect a new Executive Mayor once again

Following weeks of political turmoil within the Tshwane Council as well as a failed motion of no-confidence against Council Speaker, Mncedi Mdzwanana, the city’s Council will attempt to elect the new Executive Mayor of the Council.With t...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Cope struggles to cope with it's party factions amid Tshwane Council Mayoral Election

The issues of the Congress of the People (Cope) seem to be never-ending. This is as the Speaker of the Johannesburg Council and Cope member, Colleen Makhubele made yet another appearance to engage in the politics of Tshwane.Following con...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

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