Tshwane municipality
DA: SCA ruling on Tshwane municipality a victory for democracy
The court ruled against the Gauteng government's appeal application of an earlier decision that set aside its actions.
In the matter between the provincial government and the DA, the SCA found that the Pretoria High Court was correct to conclude that the running of Tshwane by an unelected administrator was the antithesis of democratic and accountable government as enshrined in the Constitution.
Rubbish has been piling up across the metro and open fields have been turned into informal dumping sites because waste removal vehicles were unavailable.
The DA contended that the Gauteng provincial government was wrong to place the municipality under administration as per Section 139 of the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court heard arguments from the council and the Democratic Alliance (DA), which maintained the provincial government acted drastically without proper consultation.
A probe by the NCOP was set up after the Gauteng government announced its intention to dissolve the council following weeks of political fighting.
Tshwane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa announced his resignation over the weekend.
The Samwu brought the city to a complete standstill on Monday, causing a traffic nightmare after buses and trucks were used to barricade roads.
Thousands of consumers in the east of Pretoria were plunged into darkness when a blaze gutted the substation a week ago.
Large parts of the eastern suburbs including Faerie Glen, Equestria and Silver Lakes have been without power since last Monday.
The Tshwane Municipality says when its council approved the 2011 deal with the Tsoseletso Consortium, it was not informed that the land being alienated would be needed for service delivery purposes.
Mayor Solly Msimanga is expected to table the report at the council sitting in Pretoria on Thursday.
The offences took place before the current administration was voted into office in August 2016.
The High Court in Pretoria on Friday declared a contract between the city and a service provider void on the grounds that it’s constitutionally invalid.
The Tshwane Municipality has allocated R40 million in this financial year to support organisations which rehabilitate and reintegrate addicts.
Within a month thieves targeted the Waltloo, Centurion & Akasia testing stations where they made off with numerous computers, cameras and other equipment.
The Tshwane Municipality has allocated more than R600 million for infrastructure upgrades in the Rosslyn, Ekangala and Waltloo industrial zones.
MMC Darryl Moss says the city is specifically looking at backlogs in water, sanitation and electricity maintenance.
The DA says former Mayor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa had employed more than 900 officials into his office.