JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance -led multiparty coalition in Tshwane said it would take the Gauteng government to court if it placed the municipality under administration.It’s the latest deadline given to the municipality by the provincial government to pass its budget after the municipality missed two previous deadlines this year.
This process allows the provincial government to appoint an administrator to oversee the municipality's day-to-day running and essentially nullifies the powers of the elected executive leadership. "We have been warning Lesufi as well as the MEC of Cogta that we are having a close eye on what they are planning and that we won’t allow them to do it, and that we have been preparing to stop them legally and politically."