'I wasn't bribed' - Colleen Makhubele claims Joburg coalition in tatters

Joburg councillor Colleen Makhubele says no one bribed her to vote against her coalition partners in the city's multi-party government. She says she's done it before and would do it again. In an expansive interview with BizNews, Makhubele - who ran as COPE's mayoral candidate for the city in 2021 - explains the rationale behind her decision to vote with a PAC-sponsored motion to remove the DA-aligned speaker of council, Vasco da Gama. This despite COPE forming part of the nine-party coalition that has led the city since the 2021 local government elections with a combined total of 140 out of 270 seats in council. Some councillors from COPE, IFP and the ACDP - all of whom form part of the coalition - voted in favour of the motion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices