Tshwane council to decide when mayor vacates office
The Tshwane mayoral committee will also seize to dissolve should Randall Williams' first resignation be accepted by council members on Wednesday.
There is no confusion among Tshwane councillors on when exactly the outgoing mayor Randall Williams would vacate his office.
This after Williams resigned on February 13 effective at midnight on the same day.
Later, after “consultations with various political parties”, he, however, said that he will only vacate the office on February 28.
Council speaker Dr Murunwa Makwarela told the media on Tuesday that the council would resolve how soon they wanted the mayor vacancy filled and which resignation they would deem valid.
“I will table the two resignation letters to the council and they will table them in preparation for electing the new mayor.”
He said he had received two written resignation letters and consulted with the legal department to clarify the issue.
The department told him that both were valid letters and thus the decision for council members to vote on which letter would be accepted.
Makwarela said that Tshwane would only know its fate on leadership after the special council meeting on Wednesday.
He further confirmed that there was also an impending motion of no confidence against the Tshwane mayor.
Three other motions were against members of the oversight committee, the city manager and the chief whip of the council.
“The motions are permitted by the rules and orders of the council. They will be tabled and argued if they succeed.”
“The motions might serve in March and the date will be issued in due course.”
He said the motions were actioned by smaller parties that had the likes of 1 seat representatives in the council.
Makwarela said Williams still served as a councillor currently.
“He is still a councillor in Tshwane; however, resigned as mayor.”
Williams cited political instability as the main factor for ending his tenure as mayor.
“I do not want the political instability that has taken place in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to spill over into Tshwane.”
“One of my core goals as mayor has always been to ensure the stability of the multi-party coalition in Tshwane without which service delivery suffers,” Williams said.
Williams has been mayor since October 2020.
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