Tshwane’s financial difficulties can be traced back to ANC Gauteng govt's intervention - DA's Brink

CAPE TOWN - Democratic Alliance (DA) Tshwane mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, said the metro’s current financial difficulties could be traced back to the African National Congress (ANC)'s intervention when it tried to save the city.
 
Brink, who was mayor of Tshwane from March 2023 until September 2024, said what was supposed to fix the city only made matters worse for the struggling council.
 
Brink, who was removed through a motion of no confidence last year, was speaking on his future on the DA's podcast on Sunday.
 
Brink has also thrown his name in the hat to be the metro’s mayor again after next year’s local government elections.
 
"Before that period of administration, Tshwane had a budget surplus of more than R200 million. After the administration, there was a more than R4 billion budget deficit. So, if you’re talking about Tshwane’s financial difficulties and falling behind on the Eskom account, it can be traced back to a large extent to that period in time when the ANC Gauteng government intervened in Tshwane supposedly to help the city."