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EWN reports that City of Tshwane mayoral staff vowed they would be back at their desks on Friday morning and would not be intimidated by what they called the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF)'s political stunts.
On Thursday, EFF councillors stormed the municipal offices in Madiba Street to physically remove the staff of outgoing mayor Randall Williams. The party said that since the mayor had resigned from his job, members of his mayoral committee and other political appointees should not be working. Williams is currently on special leave and his resignation only becomes effective on 28 February, after he amended his original resignation letter which would have seen him stepping down immediately on Monday. City of Tshwane media relations head, Sipho Stuurman, said that Finance MMC Peter Sutton, who is acting mayor, would continue with his duties until the last day of the month. "We are going to go back to work because we have a responsibility and a duty to serve the residents of the city of Tshwane and no one will stop us from doing our jobs just to score political points," Sutton stated. Meanwhile, EFF regional chairperson Obakeng Ramabodu said they did not recognise Williams' amendment of his resignation letter.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thabiso Goba at EWN
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