Battle for Tshwane metro continues

PRETORIA - Multi-party coalition partners in Tshwane say they’ll challenge the Speaker’s decision to adjourn Monday’s special council meeting in court.

The meeting had been called by the city manager to debate a no-confidence motion in Speaker Mcendi Ndzwanana.

But Ndzwanana adjourned the special meeting, saying its illegal.

READ: Tshwane Council | Speaker adjourns session, calls it illegal

Ndzwanana says some of the signatures on the petition that called for his removal were questionable.

The multi-party coalition partners deny faking the signatory and now threaten to go to court.

The ANC says it’s ready to battle it out in court.

READ: Tshwane speaker could face no-confidence motion

On Tuesday, a council meeting will sit to elect the mayor.

Failure to do so will place Tshwane in a precarious situation, as it’s rushing against the April 14 deadline of the Provincial Treasury to pass the mid-term budget adjustment and the 2023/24 budget.

* eNCA's Moloko Moloto reports.