The ACDP provincial leader vowed to take the deployment seriously.
“Let us do what is right for the people and make sure that in every committee, the decisions that we take must be for the betterment of the people of Gauteng.
“We must be clear when it comes to dealing with oversight. Whatever our decisions and resolutions are, we must not be afraid to apply what must be applied and ensure that the executive is held accountable.”
The ANC’s Thulani Kunene was elected unopposed as deputy. Kunene headed the ANC’s election campaign in Gauteng.
Meanwhile, Jongizizwe Dlabathi was sworn in as the new finance mayoral committee member in Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s executive. Xhakaza announced his appointment last week. Dlabathi, also the ANC chief whip in council, replaces the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga, who was axed last month.
In Johannesburg, a motion to get council to approve a R2.5bn French development fund loan with a 15-year repayment plan to carry its Capex projects was not successful. A total of 118 councillors voted against the loan while 111 councillors voted in favour. Three councillors abstained.
The government of local unity, consisting of the ANC/EFF/PA and minority parties, needed 136 votes for approval.
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