The mayoral race in Gauteng politics is never ending as parties in the City of Tshwane coalition have met to discuss the conduct of city Mayor Randall Williams relating to the handling of the Kratos Consortium power-generating proposal.
The investigations were jump-started by Williams’s conduct as they related to the lawfulness of his actions regarding the much-discussed proposal.
In a joint statement made by parties in the coalition, which included the DA, Cope, ActionSA, ACDP, Freedom Front Plus and the IFP, they highlighted that the investigation report that the proposal did not constitute procurement and therefore no alleged breaches of the MFMA were concluded to have taken place.
“The report did conclude that a case exists to be answered in terms of Mayor Williams’s instructions to municipal officials being potentially outside of the scope of his authority, in violation of the code of conduct of councillors, and in breach of the council-approved system of delegations,” read the statement.
According to the statement, both the DA and ActionSA had divergent views on the findings but committed that the matter should follow the correct council-approved processes and that all parties would have the opportunity to state their respective cases.
“The Coalition Oversight Group (COG) resolved that the matter should be addressed through an investigation conducted by the Speaker of Council, as envisioned in the standing rules and orders of Council. The DA confirmed that Mayor Williams would refer himself to the Speaker, and ActionSA has committed to lodge its complaint with the Speaker simultaneously.
“The consideration of an alleged breach of the coalition agreement was referred for further investigation within the coalition structure with a view of improving future co-operation around matters that lack consensus within the coalition,” added the statement.
The statement went on to further say that all parties were committed to ensuring an absolute focus of the multi-party coalition on delivering services to all communities in the City of Tshwane.
“This will remain at the forefront of our agenda while we continue to address this issue through the processes prescribed in the City of Tshwane Council,” concluded the statement.
The Star