Mayor vows to improve interaction between stakeholders
Thaba Chweu Municipality (TCM) sworn in new council members at an inaugural council meeting on Wednesday, August 17 at the TCM council chambers.
LYDENBURG – Thaba Chweu Municipality (TCM) sworn in new council members at an inaugural council meeting on Wednesday, August 17 at the TCM council chambers. They will be responsible for governing the local municipality for the next five years.
In various municipalities around the country, the council have changed drastically, however, this does not apply to TCM. ANC mayor, Ms Selinah Mashego who was sworn in after former mayor,
Mr Michael Ncongwane was sacked in July 2015, was again awarded the mayoral position. According to Mashego, now that the votes had been cast and counted, it was time for all councillors to put their differences aside and unite in delivering services for the residents.
“People deserve only the best efforts from everybody, whether they are in political leadership, management, all positions within our administration, and across the spectrum of our partners in business, labour, the community and civil society.”
During her acceptance speech, she promised that the council would strengthen efforts to improve interaction with the residents and stakeholders. “We will hold our management and staff accountable to ensure the quality of services to people. Our primary focus will remain firmly fixed on human development and improving the quality of life of people in all communities.”
The DA, EFF and BRA congratulated the mayor on her new position and all agreed to work together for TCM.
The ANC’s Ms Tiny Mabuza is the newly elected speaker of the council. She was elected unopposed. Immediately after she was nominated, the DA congratulated her on her new position. BRA and the EFF, however, did not want to comment.
Members of the ANC, Mr Idos Mokoena is the new chief whip, Ms Sabina Manzini, is a member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for community service (local economic development),
Mr Marcus Mashego is the MMC for finance, technical and engineering services, and Mr Jonathan Kockthe is the MMC for corporate services.
The council has 27 ward councillors. The ANC took 17 seats, the DA seven, EFF two and BRA one. There are 13 proportional representatives. The ANC was awarded six, the DA four, the EFF two and BRA
received one.
