Tshwane metro still under administration as DA heads to court again

Last week, the DA won the case against the provincial government with legal costs also granted in their favour.

DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Randall William said the appeal would be a “complete waste of taxpayers’ money”, and delay the administrative stability of the Tshwane metro.

“The recent unanimous judgment by the court was clear that the current team of administrators, deployed by the ANC, should vacate their respective offices within 5 days after the level 5 lockdown was lifted,” he said.

This would allow all councillors to resume office by midnight on Friday, 8 May when the judgment comes into effect.

Williams said the appeal, among other things, was based on the rule that prohibits ANC and EFF councillors from walking out of the council unless they have a lawful reason to do so.

“It is clear they do not want to attend multiparty council meetings unless they are in control.

“The ANC does not seem to understand that being a councillor means representing the community who elected them into office.”

Williams believed the court processes to be politically driven and could hamper service delivery.

“The application for leave to appeal announced by the ANC is baseless and has no substance. It is filled with emotions and political tactics to prolong their own political appointments time in office in Tshwane to loot the city coffers.”

Williams said the DA instructed its legal team to prepare an application in terms of Section 18(3) of the Superior Courts Act no 10 of 2013, that the court order setting aside dissolution of the Tshwane council takes effect while the appeal is pending.

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Meanwhile, Gauteng Cogta Lebogang Maile said, while the appeal process unfolds, the administrator’s team will continue running the metro.

This after Maile said the provincial government will appeal the dismissal of the Tshwane council dissolution overturned by the Gauteng High Court.

Maile said the provincial government will again table the case in another court. He was confident that another court will take a different view.

“The reasons to dissolve the Tshwane municipal council are solid,” he said.
 
 
“A superior court must have the final say on the lawfulness or otherwise of the decision to dissolve the municipal council.”