DA to appoint new Midvaal Mayor

[LazyLion]

Midvaal municipality will get a new mayor this week, the DA said on Thursday.

Bongani Baloyi would be sworn in at the Midvaal Council Chambers on Friday evening, the Democratic Alliance said in a statement.

The African National Congress called Baloyi's appointment a disgrace.

"The Public Protector's report revealed that the DA-controlled Midvaal municipality was very corrupt and has an incompetent administration," ANC Gauteng spokesman Dumisa Ntuli said.

It was disgraceful that the new mayor would take over a "corrupt municipality".

"The appointment of the new mayor... is window-dressing and a cruel strategy of the DA to parade black people in order to win support," Ntuli said.

In July, the DA's Midvaal mayor Timothy Nast resigned.

Nast took up a position at the Gauteng Planning Commission (GPC) on August 1. He reports to the deputy director general of development planning in the GPC.

The GPC is responsible for long-term, city-region planning, and performance monitoring and evaluation for the province.

Nast, 32, became mayor of Midvaal in 2009. He was re-elected to the post in 2011.

Midvaal lies halfway between Johannesburg, the East Rand, and the Vaal.


Source : Sapa /mr/hdw/jk/cls
Date : 29 Aug 2013 16:33

 

[marine1]

Wahahahahah The ANC are clearly brain dead. What about their whole party?

 

[CL-West]

It was disgraceful that the new mayor would take over a "corrupt municipality".

How is this possible if he is not going to work for the ANC?...

 

[samus]

The ANC:s response is as predictable as it is tiresome.

I guess they can't stand to see a young black man appointed on merit rather than through cadre deployment only.

When Baloyi took over as MMC of housing in 2011, it was the worst performing department relatively speaking. Now it is the best performing one. I have no doubt he will serve Midvaal well in his new role.

 

[genetic]

The ANC:s response is as predictable as it is tiresome.

I guess they can't stand to see a young black man appointed on merit rather than through cadre deployment only.

When Baloyi took over as MMC of housing in 2011, it was the worst performing department relatively speaking. Now it is the best performing one. I have no doubt he will serve Midvaal well in his new role.

It's water off a ducks back.