The DA's motion of no confidence against the speaker of the Letsemeng Municipality in the Free State has failed.

The party on Friday (3/11) tabled the motion against Xolani Mthukwane but the ANC voted against the motion.

The DA in the Koffiefontein-based municipality has since criticised the ruling party for using its majority to reject the motion. DA councillor Mariska Potgieter said the ruling party lost an opportunity to do the right thing by voting Mthukwane out of office.

DA councillor Mariska Potgieter. Photo: Facebook

“The DA gave the ANC a good platform today to do the right thing but the ANC caucus voted against the motion of no confidence. This proves that the ANC would rather protect (one of their own) than do the right thing for the residents of Letsemeng,” she said.

OFM News previously reported Potgieter said they have made numerous enquiries demanding answers about several municipal or fleet vehicles that have been involved in various accidents.

The party questioned the municipality's silence on vehicles involved in accidents and the expenses incurred to repair them. The matter gained attention after a document from the speaker was made public and circulated on social media, in which he demanded a refund after an accident with a car from a rental company in Bloemfontein.

It is alleged that Mthukwane was involved in two accidents in less than two months, while on both occasions he was driving himself.

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