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Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has hit back at President Cyril Ramaphosa, telling him he had load shedding, land grabs and an economy bleeding jobs to worry about instead of blaming the Democratic Alliance over service delivery in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
Brink blamed the national government led by Ramaphosa for creating a strained economic climate, which made it difficult for people and businesses to pay for services.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice don\u2019t have the equipment needed to do their job, that’s why we see land grabs in townships so the president would rather blame other people than take responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the local government depended heavily and largely upon the national government\u2019s performance to function well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis comments are politically and under pressure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Brink responded to Ramaphosa\u2019s criticism that there was no good governance in Tshwane, comments he made while on the election trail for the governing African National Congress during the voter registration drive this past weekend.<\/p>\n
\n[WATCH] My response to President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s weekend comments on Mamelodi water supply challenges. @CityTshwane<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UN5wq7DsBP<\/a><\/p>\n