Tshwane mayor under pressure to address calls to remove city manager

TSHWANE Mayor Nasiphi Moya has remained tight-lipped about the ongoing political attacks on City Manager Johann Mettler, despite the DA's demands for her to clarify her stance on the ANC’s calls for his removal.

- RAPULA MOATSHE

DA Tshwane caucus leader Cilliers Brink has called on Moya to break her silence on the matter, after writing to her warning that cancelling Mettler’s contract or pressuring him to resign would be unlawful.

He claims the ANC’s efforts to oust Mettler stem from his refusal to drop the city’s case against officials involved in a contentious tender awarded to ANC associate Edwin Sodi for refurbishing Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant.

“The ANC wants to replace Mettler with a loyalist through cadre deployment,” he said.

However, the ANC has denied claims that it intends to deploy its own cadre as municipal manager.