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Tshwane executive mayor Randal Williams has come to the defense of the DA amid accusations that its newly appointed mayoral committees in Gauteng metros had poor representation as they were dominated by whites and males.

“We are not going anywhere.” This was the bold statement from coalition partners in Nelson Mandela Bay in response to questions about a purported motion of no confidence to be tabled at next week's council meeting.

The DA’s struggle to establish coalition governments two weeks after its mayors were installed in Gauteng’s key metros has left other opposition parties unhappy with the failure to finalise coalition deals.

These people, with their warped logic, are risking lives. It’s time the state put their pleasure and pockets in peril

The DA’s Retief Odendaal was told not to resign as a DA MPL, resulting in him skipping the crucial council meeting on Monday leaving the party one seat short.

The ACDP, DA, Action SA, UDM and Cope have agreed to form a coalition government in Tshwane.

The African Christian Democratic Party is seeking an urgent interdict to have the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to children stopped in its tracks.

ACDP leader Rev Kenneth Meshoe wants the looming coalition governments in hung councils to be vehicles to help ensure clean governance and stability.

Smaller political parties who hold sway over who gets to govern hung municipalities across the country, including the sought-after metros, are gearing up for the ride of their lives.

This came as the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) took the department to court, calling for an urgent stop to child vaccines.