Johnathan Paoli
Tshwane Executive Mayor Cilliers Brink has lashed back at the African National Congress (ANC)’s intention to file a motion of no confidence against him, saying the party is doing so in retaliation to his fight against corruption in the metro executive.
Brink’s response comes after the ANC filed the motion of no-confidence last Friday saying service delivery in Tshwane has deteriorated under the current Mayor’s tenure.
The mayor lashed back on social media on Wednesday and said the ANC was attempting to return the metro “back to the days of looting and internal mismanagement with no consequences”.
Brink said the motion was caused by the implementation of new performance requirements on a particular waste removal contract.
“There were very strong indications that businesses with links to the ANC in the municipal council don’t want to comply with those standards and that their interests being threatened are big enough
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