THE African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has axed four mayors and suspended a member of its provincial executive committee.
Emalahleni mayor Salome Sithole, Lekwa mayor Caroline Morajane, Dr JS Moroka mayor Tiny Mthimunye and Thaba Chweu mayor Bafana Ncongwane had all been recalled, the ANC in Mpumalanga said on Tuesday.
Emalahleni, Lekwa and Thaba Chweu were reportedly among municipalities to which Eskom had threatened to cut off services. The local councils were said to be poorly run and failing to deliver services.
The party’s provincial executive committee took the decision at a meeting on Monday.
As local elections loom, the party is stepping up its efforts to improve its image at local government level where it has been most vulnerable. Its national leaders have directly intervened in a number of municipalities. The party has identified 23 problematic municipalities.
The ANC provincial executive committee in Mpumalanga said it had assessed the state of governance in the province relative to the party’s election manifesto promises. It noted progress made on delivering basic services, but said the "state of governance and political leadership leaves much to be desired".
The provincial leadership identified infighting and factionalism as critical challenges, as well as poor political and financial governance. The poor conduct of councillors and indecisiveness in dealing with corruption were identified as further problems.
The axed mayors were replaced by Lindiwe Ntshalintshali in Emalahleni, Linda Dlamini in Lekwa, Rhoda Mathabe in Moroka and Selina Mathabe in Thaba Chweu.
The ANC also suspended provincial executive committee member Peter Nyonini, who organised a protest march against the party’s Mpumalanga leadership. Mr Nyonini had spearheaded the "save our ANC campaign" in the province in opposition to the leadership of ANC chairman and Premier David Mabuza.
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THE African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has axed four mayors and suspended a member of its provincial executive committee.
Emalahleni mayor Salome Sithole, Lekwa mayor Caroline Morajane, Dr JS Moroka mayor Tiny Mthimunye and Thaba Chweu mayor Bafana Ncongwane had all been recalled, the ANC in Mpumalanga said on Tuesday.
Emalahleni, Lekwa and Thaba Chweu were reportedly among municipalities to which Eskom had threatened to cut off services. The local councils were said to be poorly run and failing to deliver services.
The party’s provincial executive committee took the decision at a meeting on Monday.
As local elections loom, the party is stepping up its efforts to improve its image at local government level where it has been most vulnerable. Its national leaders have directly intervened in a number of municipalities. The party has identified 23 problematic municipalities.
The ANC provincial executive committee in Mpumalanga said it had assessed the state of governance in the province relative to the party’s election manifesto promises. It noted progress made on delivering basic services, but said the "state of governance and political leadership leaves much to be desired".
The provincial leadership identified infighting and factionalism as critical challenges, as well as poor political and financial governance. The poor conduct of councillors and indecisiveness in dealing with corruption were identified as further problems.
The axed mayors were replaced by Lindiwe Ntshalintshali in Emalahleni, Linda Dlamini in Lekwa, Rhoda Mathabe in Moroka and Selina Mathabe in Thaba Chweu.
The ANC also suspended provincial executive committee member Peter Nyonini, who organised a protest march against the party’s Mpumalanga leadership. Mr Nyonini had spearheaded the "save our ANC campaign" in the province in opposition to the leadership of ANC chairman and Premier David Mabuza.
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