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Brink blasts ANC over Tshwane ‘looting’ claims

Sowetan · · 455 words · By Koena Mashale
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What to know about Brink blasts ANC over Tshwane ‘looting’ claims

The DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says his election as the party’s deputy federal chairperson will not compromise his ability to run his campaign.

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What happened

The DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says his election as the party’s deputy federal chairperson will not compromise his ability to run his campaign.

Why it matters

Brink was elected as one of three deputy federal chairpersons at the party’s federal congress in Midrand.

Common ground

Speaking to Sowetan, he said he made the calculations before he decided to run.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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“The DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says his election as the party’s deputy federal chairperson will not compromise his ability to run his campaign.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cilliers Brink (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who was Mayor of Tshwane from 28 March 2023 until 26 September 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he has served as a deputy fed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mayor of Tshwane is the head of the local government of Pretoria, South Africa; currently that government takes the form of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. In the past, the position…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Tshwane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murunwa Makwarela (1972 – 23 April 2024) was a South African politician, genetic engineer, academic and businessman who served as the Mayor of Tshwane, from 28 February 2023 until he was fired by the …
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“Brink was elected as one of three deputy federal chairpersons at the party’s federal congress in Midrand.”
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“Brink said the ANC in coalition with ActionSA in Tshwane had left “a stain” over the issue of water tankers.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 South African Municipal Elections were held on 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. It was the 6…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cilliers Brink (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who was Mayor of Tshwane from 28 March 2023 until 26 September 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance, he has served as a deputy fed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Murunwa Makwarela (1972 – 23 April 2024) was a South African politician, genetic engineer, academic and businessman who served as the Mayor of Tshwane, from 28 February 2023 until he was fired by the …
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“Spending on water tankering in formalised areas has gone up from R140m a year to R777m since Nasiphi Moya became mayor...”
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“In 2023, a few months after I was elected, we partnered with the national government. We made a deal. Magalies Water constructed a multimillion-rand modular treatment plant on the Pienaars River because the Apies River is polluted.”
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“Brink said municipalities are still laden with ANC cadres, which makes progress difficult.”
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“We haven’t had one mayor serve a full term, from the beginning to the end, and answer to the electorate.”
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