Johnathan Paoli
Ekurhuleni Mayor and African Independent Congress (AIC) member Sivuyile Ngodwana has officially been ousted following a motion of no-confidence which was tabled by ActionSA, with 47 votes for the motion and 32 against.
While the ANC and DA officially abstained from the vote on Thursday in Germiston, some ANC members and one DA member allegedly broke ranks in order to participate in the vote.
This follows ActionSA submitting a motion against Ngodwana and his government in the midst of a severe financial and service delivery crisis in Ekurhuleni, and said it appealed to other political parties in the metro to put aside their differences and remove what was clearly a poorly conceived compromise government between the ANC and the EFF.
ActionSA Ekurhuleni Caucus Leader Siyanda Makhubo commended the 25 ANC councilors and lone DA councilor who supported the motion and said although they went against their party mandates,
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