Johnathan Paoli
THE ANC caucus in Ekurhuleni has officially expressed its willingness to dispense with the coalition government with its current partner the EFF.
The ruling party’s regional task team gave a media briefing on Tuesday and reported that it is willing to ditch its coalition pact with the EFF saying it can no longer work with the party that it accuses of running the municipality to the ground.
Exactly a year ago the two organisations formed an alliance to govern the city which saw the AIC leader Sivuyile Ngodwana being elected as mayor, however, the parties are not seeing eye-to-eye on several matters presented in council, including the motion of no confidence against the Ekurhuleni Mayor, which the ANC supports.
ANC Ekurhuleni Regional Task Team Coordinator Jogizizwe Dlabithi said recent developments necessitate the reconfiguration of the city’s government, following a violent brawl involving EFF and ANC councilors which broke
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