Cape Town mayor shades Tshwane’s Nasiphi Moya

Cape City mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has criticised his Tshwane counterpart, Nasiphi Moya, for her elaborate motorcade at her first State of the Metropolis handle this week.

Just like the Metropolis of Cape City, Moya has been praised for Tshwane’s good governance. This consists of actively closing unlawful spaza outlets, fixing damaged roads, lights, and robots, impounding automobiles with out licenses, and protecting town clear.

The main woman has additionally pledged to supply clear consuming water to her district and the encircling areas.

CAPE TOWN MAYOR SHADES NASIPHI MOYA

On Thursday, 10 April, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya delivered her first State of the Metropolis handle on the Tshwane Home. The outspoken chief arrived in an elaborate procession of motorcyclists, Metro Police, and Hearth and Rescue automobiles.

Cape City Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis tweeted of a clip posted on Tshwane’s official X account: “Mayors are servants, not royalty.”

Whereas some social media customers agreed with Hill-Lewis’s stance, others disagreed.

@MikaNgobeni: “Don’t be jealous, not a great look. This woman works rattling onerous and has completed effectively for town.”

@ngingulungelo: “She’s not only a mayor. We’re pleased with her; she’s royalty to us as she treats us as such.”

@Britzs2Suzette: “Nasiphi Moya deserved to be honoured like royalty for a day. Because the cornerstone of the coalition, she leads from the entrance with unwavering dedication and repair to all“.

Motion SA chairperson – who left the DA in 2019 – additionally clapped again, reminding the Cape City mayor of ousted Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink, who additionally benefitted from the parade final yr.

He replied: “Maybe you’ll be so type as to indicate us the identical submit of ethical indignation you shared final yr when your failed and discredited former Mayor participated in the identical ceremony?”

He added: “Your hypocrisy is exhibiting. Maybe you wish to tuck it away?”

FORMER TSHWANE MAYOR WEIGHS IN

Like Geordin Hill-Lewis, former Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has additionally publicly criticised Nasiphi Moya.

On his X account, the DA chief criticized Moya’s motion plan to proceed shutting down unlawful companies.

He tweeted this week: “Within the meantime, Tshwane suffers rolling, unattended energy outages as a result of the price range has been reduce to fund water tankers and safety corporations.”

Late final yr, Cilliers Brink was faraway from his submit in a dramatic showdown.

In accordance with IOL, 120 councillors voted in favour of his removing, 87 in opposition to it, and one abstained.

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