By Akani Nkuna
The DA in Tshwane has approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to set aside the sanction imposed on ANC deputy mayor and finance MMC Eugene Modise, saying that docking two months’ salary over undeclared business interests is too lenient.
Speaking to the media outside court on Tuesday, former Tshwane mayor and DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink said the penalty amounted to a slap on the wrist and would weaken accountability in the municipality if allowed to stand.
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“We believe that the Speaker misdirected the council [and] misinformed the council of the penalties available against Modise. But further than that, we believe that R200,000 — the docking of two months’ pay — is irrational in light of the fact that Modise’s company continues to benefit to the tune of R3 million per month,” he
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