DA hits back at Action SA, says it has no intention of saving Joburg

Msimanga says that Action SA had no intention of saving the City of Johannesburg from the "corrupt" ANC led coalition. 

His comments come after the party nominated its own candidate for the chairperson's positions during a council sitting on Friday. 

Msimanga says that this is despite the agreement to support its coalition partners for “specific” portfolio positions a day earlier. 

“An example of this was the agreement to support the IFP for the position of Chairperson of Committees. ActionSA nominated their own candidate despite the agreement, forcing the IFP to withdraw its nomination.

“ActionSA continued to oppose the coalition against the ANC in further votes including the one for Chief Whip of council where it opposed the DA candidate.

“It is clear that ActionSA has no intention of saving Johannesburg from the ANC-led Coalition of the Corrupt and that they will no longer share the vision and principles of the Coalition of Hope.”

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During the council sitting, Lloyd Phillips from the Good Party was elected as the chair of chairs. 

He won by 137 votes against Action SA’s Nobuhle Mthembu. 

GOOD Party’s Lloyd Phillips has been elected as chair of chairs of the 

“It is clear that ActionSA has no intention of saving Johannesburg from the ANC-led Coalition of the Corrupt and that they will no longer share the vision and principles of the Coalition of Hope.

“This treachery is a slap in the face of all those coalition partners who, along with the residents of the City of Johannesburg, want a government that will govern in the interests of the people. It seems that ActionSA’s much proclaimed decision to not work with the ANC was either never true or very short lived. In the end, ActionSA’s hypocrisy has been laid bare.”

Earlier this month, the DA’s Mpho Phalatse was unseated,  being replaced by Dada Morero for the position of Mayor.