DURBAN - as the mayor of KwaZulu-Natal’s only metro and as chairperson of the biggest region of the ANC in the country. Speaking to Independent Media shortly after she was granted R50000 bail and told to surrender her passport and not to interfere with witnesses, Gumede said she would continue as mayor as “these are mere allegations”.
Her response comes as the ANC eThekwini regional executive committee said it would urgently meet before the end of the week and listen to her side of the story before taking a decision on her political future.“We’ve not had enough time to look at the charge sheet and know what it’s all about. We’ll have to give her a chance to present her side at a special meeting. As things stand, she is still the mayor of the city,” Ntuli said.
“We also still have our deputy mayor, so it doesn’t mean that everything will come to a standstill. The municipality abides by the legal principle of innocent until proven otherwise. There is no reason for residents to panic,” he said. “The leadership of the city should be above reproach. While a person is innocent until proven guilty, it is still deeply concerning that the city’s first citizen is accused of being involved in such acts of criminality. Unless the mayor is able to clear her name, she should step down and put the city’s needs first, allowing her time to fight this matter in court.”
TheMercurySA Shameless
TheMercurySA Nope honey...they aint allegations...they are CHARGES....in a court of law...by the NPA...kapisch ?
TheMercurySA Why is she not suspended without pay? Disgusting and typical arrogance.
TheMercurySA Arrest her and hold her in contempt
TheMercurySA ANCKZN ,Magashule_Ace , MYANC is there no Integrity Commission to deal with this?
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