Tshwane DA accuses Mayor Moya of taking credit for previous administration's work

JOHANNESBURG - As Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya is set to deliver her first State of the City address on Thursday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has accused her of taking credit for the previous administration’s work.

Moya was elected to the position in October 2024, and before that, she was deputy mayor for a year to her predecessor, Cilliers Brink.

Brink said that some of Moya’s recent successes were in part through the work of the previous DA-led coalition government.

The DA in Tshwane said that Moya inherited a capital on the brink of recovery.

The return of clean drinking water to Hammanskraal, settling some debt incurred by the metro and delivering the municipality’s first funded budget in four years.

Brink said all of that was made possible by a strong foundation his administration left behind.

"In government, the DA and our partners had a mission to build a capital city that works for all of its people, starting with the improvement of the city’s financial position without raising rates and taxes above what ordinary people can afford. To the extent that progress was made, it was achieved on the back of tough decisions like not paying salary increases to councillors and staff in 2023."

At a recent media briefing, Moya said it was not important who took credit for the work of the city, as long as the residents were benefitting.