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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>DA councillor Andre Beetge was removed as a member of the eThekwini executive committee (exco) on Thursday as the ANC fights back against opposition parties who file motions of no confidence against its members.<\/p>\n

The motion was sponsored by ANC councillor Ntando Khuzwayo who claimed Beetge’s behaviour, particularly during the motion to remove mayor Mxolisi Kaunda, was not in keeping with that of an exco member.\u201cDuring a recent deliberation concerning the motion against the mayor, Beetge, in his capacity as exco member, failed to uphold the responsibilities inherent in his position. His conduct during these proceedings has undermined the trust relationship between himself and the mayor who chairs the committee,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeetge’s actions have not only compromised the effectiveness of the exco, but also damaged the integrity and trust in the municipality\u2019s leadership structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another ANC councillor, Sbusiso Ngcongo, said Beetge had not behaved in an \u201cexemplary\u201d manner during council meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt one of the meetings he was chased out. That is ill-discipline. Being a member of the executive committee, you need to ensure you conduct yourself in a disciplined manner and all you do is exemplary to the council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanduxolo Sabelo, also from the ANC, said Beetge was not conducting meetings in his ward and the DA was not holding him to account.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are responsible to ensure all wards are functioning. We have been to his ward and residents are complaining they don\u2019t know him, he doesn\u2019t go to his ward to work. It\u2019s our responsibility to ensure he can\u2019t sit in the executive when he does not do the work of his ward.\u201d<\/p>\n

This move indicates the ANC is following up on its warning that it would start filing motions of no confidence in opposition parties after the IFP\u2019s attempt to dislodge Kaunda and the DA’s unsuccessful move to dissolve the council.<\/p>\n

ANC councillor Nkosenhle Madlala warned in the previous council meeting the party would start filing motions against opposition parties, beginning with the meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all need to understand we can exercise our democratic rights. Motions cannot only be raised by the DA against the ANC. The ANC can also raise a motion against the DA and we\u2019re going to teach you how you carry it through by removing Beetge,\u201d Sabelo said before councillors voted on the motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the DA needs to know is when we say we\u2019re leading this municipality we mean it.\u201dThe permissibility of the motion, however, was contested by DA councillors.<\/p>\n

The DA argued the notice of motion exceeded the stipulated 150 words, was not urgent and should not be entertained as it was not in compliance with the Structures Act.<\/p>\n

The DA asked that speaker Thabani Nyawose consult the head of legal for his opinion, which the speaker dismissed, saying the motion had been to the legal team before being presented in council.<\/p>\n

DA councillor Yogiswarie Govender also questioned the authenticity of the motion, saying it was received on Monday but has a stamp of February 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis raises a huge cloud against the authenticity of its receipt.\u201d<\/p>\n

DA caucus leader Thabani Mthethwa said Nyawose was opening himself up to \u201cvery serious litigation\u201d by entertaining a motion that was not \u201clegally compliant\u201d.<\/p>\n

The motion to remove Beetge was passed with a vote of 109 while the EFF’s 20 councillors abstained.<\/p>\n

The DA and IFP boycotted the voting.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the outcome of the motion, Mthethwa condemned the \u201cundemocratic behaviour\u201d by the ANC councillors and those of the bloc of smaller parties, as well as that of Nyawose.<\/p>\n

He said parties using their \u201cmajority to target opposition members and remove them from exco\u201d was unheard of in 30 years of democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday [Thursday] we saw the ANC, supported by their cash-envelope-paid smaller parties, abuse this legislation to remove Beetge without good cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis action sets a dangerous precedent which could become a trend if this plays itself out across the province which will equally have consequences for the ANC in municipalities where they are not in the majority.\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged the ANC leadership to reconsider \u201cbefore it\u2019s too late\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nyawose survived a motion of no confidence.<\/p>\n

IFP councillor Mzwethu Gwala sponsored the motion, saying Nyawose\u2019s conduct during council meetings had brought instability to full council meetings over the past 24 months.<\/p>\n

That motion failed, as 108 councillors voted against, defeating the 74 who supported it, while the EFFs 20 councillors abstained.<\/p>\n

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