{"id":4728,"date":"2025-04-19T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hconline.co.za\/?p=4728"},"modified":"2025-07-23T08:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:46:12","slug":"anc-lambasts-da-for-opportunism-over-mswati-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.highveldchronicle.co.za\/wp64\/anc-lambasts-da-for-opportunism-over-mswati-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC lambasts DA for opportunism over Mswati issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>EMALAHLENI<\/strong> \u2013 The African National Congress (ANC) in Nkangala has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of using the issue surrounding eMalahleni Speaker Mduduzi Nkosi to draw attention to itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nkosi is facing rejection from eMalahleni communities, who marched on April 2, demanding his immediate removal following allegations of corruption, ill-discipline, and dividing the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DA, on Wednesday, April 16, issued a statement indicating its intention to submit a motion of no confidence, accusing him of several transgressions including failure to execute his duties, breaking council rules, and failing to act impartially in council meetings, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201ceMalahleni cannot continue with a Speaker who is unable to carry out his duties correctly,\u201d said DA councillor Maureen Scheepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheepers further stated that her party had formally written to the municipal manager requesting a special council sitting to table the motion against Nkosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ANC, which is the DA\u2019s partner in the Government of National Unity (GNU), told <strong><em>Highveld Chronicle<\/em><\/strong> that they are not entertaining the motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the ANC, we are rejecting that motion,\u201d said ANC spokesperson in Nkangala, Sello Matshoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matshoga also used the opportunity to scold the DA for showboating. \u201cThey are grandstanding because the people who raised the issues against the Speaker are not the DA,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is the community of eMalahleni, who marched to the ANC offices and handed over the memorandum. 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