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Pretoria News reports that the Transformation Alliance (TTA) has slammed ActionSA and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) for being “complicit” in the ongoing City of Tshwane municipal strike.
The party has pointed a finger at the two parties that form a multi-party coalition government along with the DA, blaming them for the collapse of service delivery in the capital city. The metro has been embroiled in a service delivery crisis since July when municipal employees downed tools, demanding a pay increase. It was recently reported that the relationship between the DA and ActionSA in the coalition government in council was crumbling after the parties started blaming each other. In a statement, TTA’s president Abel Tau said the disruption and collapse of service delivery was due to the incompetence of the coalition. “We note the hypocrisy of ActionSA, acting like a concerned party when they are part of the problem,” Tau stated. He was referring to ActionSA’s sudden U-turn in blaming city mayor Cilliers Brink for the ongoing strike. Tau is ActionSA’s former provincial secretary who was expelled from the party and left under a cloud, paving the way for him to form TTM in June this year. He had to vacate his position of MMC for Human Settlements after he was expelled late last year amid allegations of attempted sexual harassment and misconduct. Tau also called on Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to intervene, accusing him of being silent.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mashudu Sadike at Preoria News
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