Cilliers Brink

Brink called for cooperation between parties, characterising the past weeks at the Tshwane council as unfortunate.

“This is an important task, as responding to the findings of the auditor general and building up the financial controls that have been broken down or that have never existed. We know in our heart of hearts, that this city will only be a good place for any of us to live in, if it’s a good place for all of us to live in. The people of South Africa and our capital city have got more in common, shared interest, shared values, than what sets us apart.” Each of us, no matter how politically warm blooded we are, must love our city and our country more than we dislike each other.” Then the newly-elected mayor, Murunwa Makwarela, was found to be insolvent and ineligible to be a councillor. Makwarela was deregistered by the Electoral Commission of South Africa but later produced a rehabilitation certificate, which led to his being reinstated.

Party agents have returned to their seats. Counting has finished. Results for the election of the next Tshwane Executive Mayor to be announced shortly. TCG.

Brink was up against Cope's Ofentse Moalusi for the position. [WATCH] This was the moment when Cilliers Brink (DA) was announced as the next Executive Mayor of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.' EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) Of the 211 councillors who participated in the vote, 109 of them voted for Brink, while Moalusi received 102 votes.

Brink beat Cope councillor Ofentse Moalusi who was sworn in on Tuesday. The new mayor received 109 votes compared to Moalusi's 102 votes. Tuesday was council's ...

"They don’t regard the secret ballot as something that must be used. "The DA ... "There should be punitive measures against what the DA did. They decided to reveal the voter against the Electoral Act and that’s misconduct. However, when the meeting reconvened an hour later, the EFF called for a two-hour break that was granted by speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana. The DA voted through a secret ballot but never made it secret.

Tshwane's new mayor, Cilliers Brink (Right). The Democratic Alliance's Cilliers Brink is the new mayor of Tshwane. He defeated Ofentse Moalusi from Cope with ...

He subsequently challenged that declaration through an The DA’s Cilliers Brink has been elected as the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane. The Democratic Alliance’s Cilliers Brink is the new mayor of Tshwane.

After weeks of political instability, Democratic Alliance councillor Cilliers Brink has been elected the City of Tshwane's new executive mayor on Tuesday.

And make sure this government reaches out to the people.” Where there is clean, effective and corruption free administration.” Each of us no matter our race, political affiliation, or where we live, we want to build a capital city that works.

Brink rose to victory on the third attempt at the election of a mayor through the support of the multiparty coalition that includes the DA, ActionSA, the ACDP ...

Brink rose to victory on the third attempt at the election of a mayor through the support of the multiparty coalition that includes the DA, ActionSA, the ACDP and the IFP. The DA’s Cilliers Brink is the newly elected executive mayor of Tshwane. DA’s Brink wins in third attempt at election of a mayor

Chaos was the order of the day at the City of Tshwane's special council sitting on Tuesday when the DA's Cilliers Brink was voted in as executive mayor.

The ANC would then have been voted in to lead in the City of Johannesburg while the EFF would have governed Ekurhuleni. [Murunwa Makwarela](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-10-tshwanes-mayorship-again-in-tailspin-following-makwarelas-fake-insolvency-rehabilitation-certificate-and-now-resignation/) was voted in, but his tenure as the first citizen of Tshwane was short lived. “This is as important a task as responding to the concerns of the AG and restoring the financial controls that have systematically been broken down or have never existed. In a bid to strengthen its chances, the DA lobbied the Good party to also support Brink. At this point, they had nominated the PAC’s Molwantwa Tshabadi as their candidate and then requested a caucus break. The ANC had been in talks with ActionSA at one point. [recent Auditor-General report](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-11-parties-play-blame-game-as-tshwanes-finances-burn/) exposed gross graft in the city. Im also very encouraged by the confidence placed in me by our multi-party coalition. He was at the centre of controversy after submitting a [fake insolvency rehabilitation certificate](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-07-another-tshwane-mayor-bites-the-dust-as-murunwa-makwarela-gets-the-boot/) in a bid to retain the mayorship after being backed by the ANC and EFF for the position. [WATCH] I accept the role of Executive Mayor with deep gratitude and humility. If they had reached an agreement, it would have seen ActionSA gain power in Tshwane. The other two attempts were marred by fighting among political parties.

An ecstatic Cilliers Brink was hoisted into the air by supporters after being declared the new Tshwane mayor on Tuesday.

Since then, he moved to parliament and represented the official opposition DA as national spokesperson and as co-operative governance and traditional affairs portfolio committee member. Brink achieved victory on the third attempt at the election of a mayor through the support of the multiparty coalition which included the DA, Action SA, the ACDP and the IFP. Brink received 109 votes.

“We want to build a capital city that works, where there is clean, effective corruption-free administration, secure continuous supply of basic services and ...

“Each of us, no matter how politically warm-blooded we are, must love our city and our country more than we dislike each other. “We have to get control of the finances and bring our spending in line with what the city can realistically collect. And so I extend a hand of co-operation to all of the political parties in this council, but especially the opposition, who did not vote for me,” said the new mayor. “We have to reduce our dependence on Eskom and find alternative ways of supplying our own electricity needs. “Colleagues, what has happened in our politics and in this council chamber in the past few weeks has been deeply unfortunate. “We do look to success stories in the Western Cape, Cape Town, places where government has been established, capable government.