Overview
- The African National Congress in Gauteng says it is lobbying smaller parties to keep Lesufi in office.
- The Democratic Alliance brought the motion, yet its path to the numbers required for removal remains unclear.
- ActionSA accuses the DA of grandstanding without securing sufficient support to unseat the premier.
- This is Lesufi’s first no-confidence challenge since forming a minority provincial government last year.
- After the Amapanyaza wardens were disbanded, Lesufi pledged to repurpose some as traffic wardens, but News24 reports the training plan may lack funding.