Fire us! DA councillors who voted for ANC in Joburg dare party | IOL News

Johannesburg - The two DA councillors who helped collapse the official opposition’s government in Johannesburg by secretly voting for the ANC have dared the party to fire them. Vinay Choonie and Basil Douglas are facing expulsion and removal from their positions after defying the DA and costing it power in the economic hub last week, where its coalition partners also voted for the ANC through a secret ballot.

Choonie, who was a member of the ANC until 2012 when he switched to the DA, said he was disillusioned with the party over its antagonism to redress, which he said was demonstrated by the return of federal council chairperson Helen Zille and the rejection of former party leader Mmusi Maimane.“In 2016 I was proud to stand as a ward councillor and win because I believed in Mmusi Maimane’s vision of ‘One South Africa For All’.

Dear Our_DA. Was boycotting the council meeting in the interest of the people and democracy or was it in the the spirit of sinister DA self-interest? Asking for many SAns.

They were either bribed or promised jobs. But anyway its a bit of a shame that the DA is vilifying these guys whereas Mmusi was busy asking ANC MPs to vote with their conscience during the vote of no confidence against Zuma......double standards.

The one looks like a 'berggie' of Hillbrouw

Thought they were anc councillors now 😅

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Weak caracter that goes against a party instruction...if the instruction is wrong and you can change it then resign and go somewhere that fit you... But you want a salary to much... Politicians ANC or DA does not matter, are the lowest form of humans

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