Mashaba critic faces DA axe

[Excalibur]

The DA’s federal legal commission has recommended that former member of the mayoral committee of finance in Johannesburg Rabelani Dagada's membership be terminated after he failed to toe the party line at a council meeting last month.

DA councillors had been instructed by caucus to vote in favour of the appointment of an acting building inspector for the city. The commission was not satisfied with reasons advanced by Dagada about why his membership should not be rescinded. Among other reasons, Dagada said the DA could not expect him to vote for an unlawful act, so he opted to vote with his conscience.

The final decision must be endorsed by the party’s federal executive, which could choose whether to comply with the advice from the legal body.

Dagada is already gearing up for war, saying that he is ready to take his case to the highest court in the land, where he will argue that the party’s constitution is in violation of the country’s Constitution because it puts the party position above that of the needs of the constituencies it serves.

“If the federal executive confirms termination of my membership, I will approach the Constitutional Court for direct access to get my membership reinstated and to retain my position as a PR [proportional representative] councillor,” he said.

In his submission to the federal legal commission, Dagada’s lawyers write that the Constitution does not compel public representatives to vote according to the will of their political parties.

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[Pox]

ANC just doing what the ANC does.

Wait.....

 

[TheChamp]

How many are left from those he started with?

 

[Excalibur]

How many are left from those he started with?

He got rid of the Health MMC lady last week.

 

[RyanPCMR]

Dagga da! Did I get the pronunciation right? :erm:

 

[TheChamp]

He got rid of the Health MMC lady last week.

Hence my question, MMC for housing was also fired last month.

 

[rietrot]

That is just stupid. The city needs a building inspector and they need to clean out the old dangerous and hijacked buildings. Why would this guy disagree with that.

However the DA should have educated their members on their own policy and why it's needed. This doesn't look good for them to force people out when they have disagreements

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

da ax or da gat? bust a cap n his ass!

 

[TheChamp]

How many are left from those he started with?

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/mashaba-fires-city-of-joburg-finance-mmc-for-breach-of-code-lays-criminal-charges-20180115&ved=2ahUKEwjm8N-H-eHbAhWFVsAKHf8fAE4QFjAAegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3OKfj8XQ0rqzqO9VAmm21h

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://fourwaysreview.co.za/282826/mashaba-fires-ifp-joburg-housing-mmc/&ved=2ahUKEwjm8N-H-eHbAhWFVsAKHf8fAE4QFjABegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3EzNNVswsNfUAA4RbsdB0t

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/mashaba-suspends-health-mmc-over-pro-israel-comments&ved=2ahUKEwjm8N-H-eHbAhWFVsAKHf8fAE4QFjADegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw0vVIHbbKk29i236JkhZcHB

https://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1596796/mashaba-fires-economic-development-mmc-for-misconduct/&ved=2ahUKEwjm8N-H-eHbAhWFVsAKHf8fAE4QFjAFegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw0Y2RsKAAfwNVcqEINg8Z5x

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/02/14/joburg-mmc-fired-after-clash-with-mashaba-over-city-power_a_21713577/