{"id":92942,"date":"2025-11-14T18:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-calls-das-motion-against-lesufi-disruptive-tactic"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:02:19","slug":"anc-calls-das-motion-against-lesufi-disruptive-tactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-calls-das-motion-against-lesufi-disruptive-tactic","title":{"rendered":"ANC Calls DA&#8217;s Motion Against Lesufi Disruptive Tactic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Political parties in the Gauteng provincial legislature are currently debating a motion of no confidence in Premier Panyaza Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>The motion, which was tabled by the Democratic Alliance (DA), accuses Lesufi of mismanaging government affairs.<\/p>\n<p>It was triggered by the discontinuation of the crime prevention wardens and the DA\u2019s claim that Lesufi mishandled the Tembisa Hospital tender corruption case.<\/p>\n<p>African National Congress (ANC) chief whip in the legislature, Lesego Makhubele, said the DA&#8217;s motion is an attempt to destabilise government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are sleeping as members of the legislature. As lawmakers, we are not doing anything to pass laws. We are here to deal with frivolous motions of no confidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Political parties in the Gauteng provincial legislature are currently debating a motion of no confidence in Premier Panyaza Lesufi. The motion, which was tabled by the Democratic Alliance (DA), accuses Lesufi of mismanaging government affairs. 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