Tshwane

Tshwane Mayor Randall Williams says his resignation on Monday is in the best interests of the coalition government running the city.

Being executive mayor of the capital city has not been without its difficulties, but I have embraced every challenge that has come my way in the execution of my duties, all of which have allowed my personal development," he said. "Top of our priorities have always been our electricity, water and road infrastructure which, after years of neglect, required urgent attention. - He said his resignation was in the best interests of the coalition government running the capital city.

The multiparty coalition running SA's capital city, Tshwane, called a meeting to discuss the shock resignation of DA councillor Randall Williams as the ...

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While outgoing Tshwane mayor Randall Williams says his untimely resignation was meant to prevent political instability in the Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros ...

That is the embodiment of the DA promise to those who live in metros and municipalities where the DA governs”. DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga also praised Williams for his work in putting the needs of the residents first in an often turbulent political environment. “A dilapidated city with no service delivery all round, a low staff morale and a lack of coherent leadership from him and his entire executive. “The ANC’s attitude is that we do not want to see the coalition surviving, because even if it does, it does not serve our people. “If the DA, ActionSA and Freedom Front Plus can find each other, there should be a new mayor from that bloc. Being executive mayor of the capital city has not been without its difficulties, but I have embraced every challenge that has come my way in the execution of my duties, all of which have allowed my own personal development.” “I do not want the political instability that has taken place in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to spill over into Tshwane. Now, while the ANC wants the multiparty coalition to be reconfigured, Daily Maverick understands DA finance MMC Peter Sutton is poised to become mayor should coalition partners reach an agreement. The coalition partners were also not pleased with his performance. There were numerous attempts by the leadership of the DA to get rid of him. So, our game plan is to ensure that the DA and its coalition partners are ousted out of power and that we are able to bring in a new government that will push for the things that the DA failed to do,” he said. “After that [unsolicited bid] incident, things were never the same for him.

Pretoria News understands Williams also faced internal pressure to resign and some of his councillors were intent on voting with the opposition on their ...

Since then, he and his team worked to prioritise core service delivery in the city and ensure its continued financial stability,” Msimanga said. “At times the challenges seemed insurmountable, but he never took his hands off the wheel. This he did as the head of a DA minority government until the 2021 local government elections.

Another Democratic Alliance (DA) has failed to complete a term of office, just like Solly Msimanga and Stevens Mokgalapa. Executive Mayor Randall Williams ...

Services have been hampered, we agreed that it will be good for him to be on the side and getting somebody and getting the coalition behind somebody who can bind the coalition again,” says Msimanga. “It is part of the conversations that we have had, these are the things then we will be able to take forward. But Gauteng DA’s leader Solly Msimanga says the coalition in Tshwane is still intact.

In addition to dealing with the resignation of its Democratic Alliance (DA) mayor Randall Williams, the multi-party coalition in the City of Tshwane is ...

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Outgoing Tshwane mayor Randall Williams jumped before some in his own caucus and in the governing coalition as well as opposition parties would push him ...

A poor audit outcome and a planned no-confidence motion have been listed as the reasons for DA councillor Randall Williams' resignation as Tshwane mayor.

The ANC said Williams failed to deliver services and could not account for more than R10 billion of unauthorised expenditure recently flagged by the ...

Being executive mayor of the capital city has not been without its difficulties, but I have embraced every challenge that has come my way in the execution of my duties … Its regional secretary George Matjila said his party was vindicated, saying they always believed that “Randall Williams was not fit to be at the helm of the City.” However, Ndzwanana had earlier told Pretoria News that the arrangement in Joburg would not be suitable for them in Tshwane. The paper understands that Williams also faced internal pressure to resign, and some of his councillors were intent on voting with the opposition on their motion. We will now be able to continue with the delivery of services to the people of Tshwane. “It is in the bin,” he said.

Outgoing Tshwane Mayor, Randall Williams pictured at the Tshwane Legislature. The City of Tshwane multi-party coalition government has welcomed the resignation ...

[adverse findings by the Auditor-General](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/auditor-general-releases-a-damning-report-into-city-of-tshwanes-financials/). [resignation of the executive mayor Randall Williams](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/tshwane-mayor-randall-williams-resigns/), describing it as an important step in [stabilising the coalition](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mec-urges-political-parties-in-tshwane-city-council-to-ensure-stability-in-the-city/). Randall will stay until the end of the month.

The City of Tshwane council. File picture: TWITTER/@TSHWANE_MAYOR. The multiparty coalition running Tshwane on Tuesday welcomed DA councillor Randall Williams' ...

Email [email protected] or call 0860 52 52 00. The multiparty coalition running Tshwane on Tuesday welcomed DA councillor Randall Williams’ resignation as executive, saying it is an important step in stabilising and ensuring the future of the multiparty coalition running SA’s capital city. The multiparty coalition say it is an important step in stabilising and ensuring the future of the multiparty coalition running SA’s capital city

City of Tshwane Speaker Murunwa Makwarela will seek legal opinion on whether it is legal for Randall Williams to change the date of his initial resignation ...

He added that a mayor and mayoral committee needed to be appointed soon to deal with the governance challenges in the City. In a statement on Monday, Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Mzi Khumalo said financial management in the City had "collapsed" under Williams. Brink serves as the DA spokesperson on cooperative governance and traditional affairs in Parliament. It was initially diarised to discuss the issues plaguing the coalition in the Tshwane metro, but Williams' resignation dominated the discussions. The coalition shall await his ruling in this respect," they said in a statement on Tuesday. The AG found that the City had no clear guidelines for keeping track of irregular expenditure of more than R10 billion.

Some Gauteng municipalities, including the City of Tshwane and Mogale City, have been struggling financially in recent years.

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