Tshwane speaker adamant she followed the law to the letter

Reciting the Constitution, City of Tshwane speaker Katlego Mathebe sent a veiled, but poignant response to her short-lived suspension:"The national or provincial government must not compromise or impede a municipality's ability or right to exercise its powers or perform its functions." - which only lasted five days before Gauteng Cogta MEC Lebogang Maile backtracked on his decision - Mathebe said she only worked according to the laws.

Mathebe and former Johannesburg speaker Vasco da Gama were suspended last Thursday by Maile for allegedly breaching the code of conduct for councillors. The decision was not unlawful.We did not abuse our power.We have not falsely accused anyone.The charges "Neither the Tshwane Council nor the Johannesburg Council requested the MEC to take the steps he did. Nor was there any investigation or recommendation by either council or any special committee of either council," she said in her affidavit.Mathebe also addressed the issue of the motions of no confidence that ultimately led to the collapse of the special council meeting on January 16, which was held after the ANC and EFF petitioned her.

Both the ANC and EFF were unhappy about the sequence of the motions and argued they should be able to set the sequence as they had petitioned for the meeting to be held in the first place. Mathebe said if the ANC and EFF wanted to change the order of the motions, they could have amended them using the correct procedure.

AlexMitchley You don't have to take her word for it, her 'lawyer', Lebohang Maile summed it up nicely for her by not only withdrawing the madness and re-instating her, but by doing so with immediate effect, what more can you ask for!🙏

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