Johannesburg inaugural council meeting off to a rough start
The inaugural meeting of the City of Johannesburg got off to a rocky start when the EFF objected to the swearing in of the ANC's Dan Bovu.
The EFF opened a criminal case, alleging that Bovu - a member of the mayoral committee - attempted to bribe them to vote for the ANC at the council meeting.
The red berets claim that Bovu offered to pay them half a million rand for their votes.
As Bovu stood up to take his oath, an EFF member raised a point of order.
"I'm sorry, I just want to ask here before we carry on if this house or this municipality is going to allow criminals to be sworn in. I want to understand. We are having honourable Dan Bovu - there is a case opened against him of corruption and bribery," he said.
Johannesburg's city manager, Trevor Fowler, asked that proceedings not be disrupted.
"The constitution of our country is very clear that every member of the public has to have the opportunity of due process and is innocent until proven guilty," Fowler said.
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