Tshwane mayoral position was given to ActionSA as it had the best candidate - ANC
On Wednesday, the coalition elected ActionSA councillor, Nasiphi Moya, as mayor.
ActionSA's Nasiphi Moya was on Wednesday 9 October 2024 elected as the new City of Tshwane Mayor. Picture: X/@Action4SA
JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress (ANC) said that it would be the leader of the newly formed multiparty coalition government in Tshwane.
On Wednesday, the coalition elected ActionSA councillor, Nasiphi Moya, as mayor.
The coalition includes the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Patriotic Alliance (PA), African Transformation Movement (ATM) and other smaller parties.
ANC national spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, said that a decision was made to give the mayoral position was given to ActionSA since it had the best candidate.
"As the largest party in council, the ANC remains the leader of the multiparty coalition government that will be established in Tshwane over the next few days. Once the mayor is elected and the new mayoral committee is appointed, work will immediately begin with the executive mayor in expediting service delivery and turning the fortunes of the city around which includes improving governance."
MOYA WANTS STABILITY
Newly elected Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya said that the capital could not afford any further political instability.
Moya was elected by council on Wednesday, beating out her predecessor and Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor, Cilliers Brink, by 36 votes.
She becomes the fourth Tshwane mayor in just three years.
Moya will be leading a new multiparty coalition government which includes her party, ActionSA, the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and other smaller parties.
Moya said that it was important that this coalition remained intact until the 2026 local government elections.
"The moment there is political instability, it does create anxiety among the residents and even though it's a perception that service delivery will halt, even though that's not the reality but we don't want a situation where residents never know what is coming tomorrow, whether we're continuing with government or not. At the centre of service delivery, we do need continuity and that's what political stability speaks to."
Moya said that one of her main objectives was improving the city's dire financial situation.
"When we approved the (2024/25) budget, it was approved with a funding plan. So, that funding plan was endorsed by National Treasury, however, one thing we have noticed it has been slow in terms of us getting the revenue and when the executive comes in, one of the things we need to focus on is to review the funding plan, both the implementation of it and also whatever gaps we can identify."