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Opposition parties poured cold water on the African National Congress in a bid to solicit votes from the residents of Sharpeville on Human Rights Day.

Friday nights special sitting to elect a new mayor was adjourned due to a lack of quorum, following a walk-out by councillors from the DA-led multiparty coalition.

EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba for criticising the national shutdown planned by the red berets, saying he is a “clown of note”.

The party has terminated the memberships of Mandla Mhlana and Mpho Baloyi, the second and third members of ActionSA to be shown the door this week.

ActionSA has dismissed two of its councillors in Tshwane for refusing to toe the party line during the previous vote for mayor.

Beth Tomlinson writes on the BizNews Conference and the coalition politics in South Africa being held apart by personal animosity.

ActionSA accused Mhlana of being among the councillors it suspected of having defied the instruction to vote for its councillor Kholofelo Morodi as speaker on March 13, and of instead voting with the ANC-EFF block to help elect Nzwanana of the ATM as speaker.

Six hours after the City of Tshwane council meeting started to elect a new mayor, the item is yet to be tabled.

EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba for criticising the national shutdown planned by the red berets, saying Mashaba is a “clown of note”.

The multi-party coalition in the City of Tshwane has walked out of Friday's sitting that was scheduled to elect a new mayor.