eThekwini mayor demands DA apology over mafia jibe
eThekwini municipal leaders are threatening legal action against the Democratic Alliance (DA) over a billboard that labels them as part of a 'water tanker mafia'. The ANC-led municipality demands an apology, claiming the billboard is a defamatory attempt to influence upcoming local elections.
Why it matters
This dispute underscores the high-stakes nature of political campaigning and the use of inflammatory rhetoric in local government elections.
Ask AI 1 min A DA election billboard featuring Mayor Cyril Xaba, eThekwini City Manager Musa Mbhele, and eThekwini Executive Director: Water and Sanitation Ednick Msweli stands at Sea Cow Lake alongside the N2 freeway in Durban. The ANC is demanding an apology and retraction from the DA over the billboard.
eThekwini city leaders, including Mayor Cyril Xaba, are demanding an apology and retraction from the DA over a party billboard unveiled earlier this month. They say it implicates them as part of a “water tanker mafia”.
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