ActionSA to submit no confidence motion against City of Joburg mayor, Speaker

LUMKILE NKOMFE

ACTIONSA resolved on Tuesday to submit a motion of no confidence against City of Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad, who the party believes is an “ill-equipped expedient candidate between the ANC [African National Congress] and EFF’s [Economic Freedom Fighters’] coalition of doom”. 

Action SA blamed the mayor for being unable to articulate a coherent plan to improve the city as well as for the deterioration of service delivery in the city.

The party has pointed to the compromises involved in electing mayoral candidates between the ANC and EFF. 

“Since Amad’s election, service delivery in Johannesburg has rapidly deteriorated with heaps of rubbish piling our city’s streets, with ANC members of the mayoral committee – such as Jack Sekwaila – wanting to blame homeless people for the city’s mess instead of taking responsibility themselves,” said ActionSA caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni.

Further, ActionSA has levelled criticism at City of Johannesburg speaker Colleen Makhubele for using ill health to justify her