DA says Joburg mayor's 'Bomb Squad' a ploy to help ANC cadres
On Thursday, mayor Dada Morero announced the members of the squad, which will be led by ANC veteran Snuki Zikalala.
The 12-member team will operate for the next two years.
However, DA Johannesburg caucus leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku questioned the constitutionality of establishing the team. She said Morero's initiative was just 'a ploy to help out ANC cadres who have fallen on hard times'.
'It is unclear what the purpose of this squad is and whether it is part of a comprehensive plan to turn service delivery around in Johannesburg,' she said.
Kayser-Echeozonjoku said Morero would have to account to the council on which sections of the Municipal Structures Act made provision for what she said were 'seemingly unconstitutional deployees'.
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