DA wants SANDF to assist with Gauteng water crisis
The DA has called for urgent action to address the water crisis in South Africa.
The party's chief whip in the National Assembly, Siviwe Gwarube, has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence Force for logistical support and water distribution.
The DA addressed the service delivery issues in Gauteng and KZN to the media on Monday.
Gwarube said the final two bills in the party’s trilogy of coalition bills, originally announced in October 2022, have now been introduced into Parliament to regulate coalitions in local governments.
She said the bills aim to extend the deadline to appoint mayors and speakers from 14 to 30 days to allow coalition partners more time to negotiate a successful coalition.
It will also insert an electoral threshold that would require parties to obtain a certain number of votes before they can qualify for seats in council and limit the number of motions of no confidence that can be brought against a mayor or speaker to once per 12-month period.
“We call on all parties in Parliament to support these bills when they come to the House for a vote. Once we have a legislative framework for coalition governments, we will be able to hold governments to account for service delivery,” Gwarube said.
“These bills should be passed before the May election in order to prepare the country for possible provincial and national coalition governments.”
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