I-ANC igcina isekela lemeya elisolwa ngenkohlakalo emsebenzini

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  • Umfelandawonye we-ANC uvotele ukuthi kugcinwe iPhini leMeya uGary Van Niekerk naphezu kwamacala okukhwabanisa emalini yomkhandlu engu-R551,000.
  • UVan Niekerk usolwa ngokusebenzisa izinsiza zomkhandlu ukulwa nezinkantolo zangasese.

Iphini leMeya yaseNelson Mandela Bay osamisiwe, uGary van Niekerk, uzowugcina umsebenzi wakhe ngemuva kokuthi umfelandawonye we-ANC umvotele ukumvikela yize ebekwe amacala okukhwabanisa.

UVan Niekerk wamiswa ngomhlaka-14 kuZibandlela ngemuva kokuthweswa icala lokukhwabanisa ngezinsolo zokusebenzisa u-R551,000 wemali yomkhandlu ukukhokhela izikweletu zakhe.

Ngalolo suku ekuseni, oKlebe bamyisa eNkantolo Yamacala Ezohwebo e-Gqeberha, lapho ebhekane namacala amabili okukhwabanisa namabili okuphula imithetho yezimali.

Usolwa ngokusebenzisa amaphepha omkhandlu ukuthola abameli ukuthi balwe namacala akhe ezinkantolo esebenzisa imali yomphakathi.

Iqembu likaVan Niekerk, i-National Alliance, linezihlalo ezintathu kuphela zomkhandlu, kodwa ukwazile ukuthola imisebenzi emibili ephezulu – okokuqala njengosomlomo bese kuba yisekela lemeya – kusukela ngokhetho lwango-2021.

Manje usejike i-ANC ukuthi imgcine njengesekela yize ebekwe amacala.

Emhlanganweni wangoLwesine, ikhansela le-DA uMorné Steyn uzame ukuthi uVan Niekerk axoshwe.

“Ngikholwa wukuthi akayena umuntu ofanele futhi oqotho ukuphatha isikhundla sokuba yiphini lemeya,” kusho uSteyn. “Ngikholwa wukuthi akakufanele ngisho ukuba yikhansela, kodwa ngeke sikwazi ukumsusa, ngakho ngenxa yalokho, ngiphakamisa ukuthi simsuse esikhundleni sokuba yiphini lemeya bese sikhetha isekela lemeya elisha.

USomlomo we-ANC u-Eugene Johnson uzamile ukuvimba ivoti kodwa uRano Kayser we-DA uthe lokhu kuphambene nomthetho.

“Le nto eniyenzayo iphambene nomthetho ngokuphelele. Kumele kuthathwe isinqumo ngesiphakamiso. UMkhandlu awunalo igunya lokunquma ukuthi uyasilalela noma cha.”

Amakhansela angu-60 omfelandawonye we-ANC avotele ukuthi amgcine uVan Niekerk emsebenzini, kanti amakhansela angu-50 aphikisayo abefuna aphume.

UVan Niekerk, ongaphandle ngesexwayiso, uzobuyela enkantolo ngomhlaka-21 kuNhlolanja.

ULance Grootboom we-ACDP, owavulela uVan Niekerk icala, manje uthi ukumiswa kwakhe kwakungalungile.

“UGary wakhishwa esikhundleni kungafanele emhlanganweni wokugcina womkhandlu. Awukwazi ukususa iphini lemeya ngaphandle kokwaziswa kusenesikhathi ngokomthetho,” esho.

“I-ANC yamkhipha ngaphandle kwesiphakamiso, i-DA yakweseka ukuthi ehliswe esikhundleni. Konke lokhu akulungile. Namuhla nangomhlangano wokugcina odlule kwaba nesiphakamiso sokuthi akhishwe, bekumele basisebenzise lesi siphakamiso.”

UGrootboom uthe uVan Niekerk kumele amangalele umasipala.

Esithombeni esingenhla: Iphini lemeya yaseNelson Mandela Bay osamisiwe uGary Van Niekerk.

Umthombo: Anita Dangazele

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