Hon Chair, I give notice on behalf of the DA that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council -
1) notes that it is common knowledge that local government services have come to a virtual standstill in most municipalities in Mpumalanga and that civil violence has broken out in many municipalities;
2) also notes that the disruption of services and consequent violence is a direct result of severe friction and infighting within the governing party, the ANC, and factions formed ...
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... by ANC councillors in these municipalities;
3) further notes that the Thembisile Hani Municipality in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga has been totally dysfunctional since 24 August 2009 because of the said infighting;
4) recognises that whilst no services have been delivered and no officials have been in attendance for close to two months, the peace- loving people of this region have been patiently waiting for responses by the provincial leadership and that very few signs of resistance have been observed; and
(5) therefore, that in the light of the inability of the ANC provincial government to act, now calls on the Minister for Co- operative Governance and Traditional Affairs to institute immediate remedial steps to ensure the proper functioning of this municipality, as mandated by the Constitution, to avoid imminent violence and disruption as experienced in other regions.
Is there any objection to the motion? As there is, the motion, in light of the objection, may not be proceeded with and this motion without notice will now become a notice of motion.