{"id":295804,"date":"2026-01-09T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=295804"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:15:21","slug":"kyk-groot-rusie-by-sol-plaatje-raadsvergadering-oor-betwiste-skorsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/kyk-groot-rusie-by-sol-plaatje-raadsvergadering-oor-betwiste-skorsing\/","title":{"rendered":"KYK | Groot rusie by Sol Plaatje-raadsvergadering oor betwiste skorsing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KIMBERLEY<\/strong> &#8211; Thapelo Matlala, stadsbestuurder van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit in Kimberley, het beplan om Vrydag na sy kantoor terug te keer in nog \u2019n poging om te begin werk nadat sy skorsingstydperk verval het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die speaker, Dipuo Peters, voer egter aan hy is steeds geskors n\u00e1 \u0149 besluit op Donderdag 8 Januarie se spesiale raadsvergadering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toegang tot sy kantoor is vroe\u00ebr vandeesweek bemoeilik nadat amptenare die slotte en toegangskode van die gangdeur wat na sy kantoor lei, verander het. Die raad het hom ook met \u0149 interdik gedreig sodat hy nie kantoor toe kom nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matlala se verdere pogings om Donderdag toegang tot sy kantoor te verkry nadat \u0149 slotmaker ingeroep is, is deur sekere amptenare en politici verhoed. \u2019n Groot rusie het voor die betrokke deur ontstaan, waar EFF- en ANC-raadslede op mekaar geskree het oor &#8216;n vroe\u00ebre raadsvergadering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op die vroe\u00ebre vergadering het Matlala aanvanklik as stadsbestuurder langs Peters gesit. Sy het elkeen van die meer as tien ANC-raadslede en \u0149 EFF-raadslid wat nie teenwoordig was nie se naam en rede vir afwesigheid voorgelees. Daarna is die publiek en Matlala uitgestuur omdat die vertroulike verslag voorgel\u00ea sou word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens ingeligtes is die verslag oor die bewerings teen Matlala voorgel\u00ea en summier deur ANC aanvaar en gesekondeer, terwyl die opposisieraadslede eers daaroor wou debatteer voor \u0149 stemming moet plaasvind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kyk\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">KYK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/AXcPpAs4?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ingeligtes s\u00ea die ANC-raadslede was in die minderheid en wou daarom \u0149 stemming oor Matlala se terugkeer verhoed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposisielede sou glo stem dat die speaker ingevolge die Wet op Munisipale Strukture weer inval, al is die tugproses hangende.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposisiepartye beskuldig die speaker, Dipuo Peters daarvan dat sy oneties opgetree en die vergadering summier verdaag het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pontsho Mocwana, EFF-koukusleier s\u00ea daar was verskeie proseduri\u00eble foute by ie vergadering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie Speaker het versuim om die vloer oop te stel vir enige debat of oorlegpleging nadat die verslag ter tafel gel\u00ea is. Dis vererger deur haar se o\u00ebnskynlike partydige optrede; sy het na regs na die ANC gekyk, en die persone wat die verslag aanvaar en sekondeer het raakgesien en die vergadering net daar verdaag. Die Speaker het talle besware en teenstrydige standpunte van ander raadslede bloot ge\u00efgnoreer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnige verdere bespreking is effektief in die kiem gesmoor het. Op \u2019n tydstip het sy die vergadering verdaag maar die DA toegelaat om te koukus en toe met die vergadering voortgegaan,\u201d s\u00ea Mocwana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bewerings is ook deur ingeligtes gemaak dat die skorsing spruit uit die Begrotingstoelae vir Infrastruktuur (BFI) van meer as R2 miljard van die Tesourie aan die munisipaliteit om die waterinfrastruktuur op te knap, geld wat deur \u201csekeres misbruik wil word vir die komende munisipale verkiesing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"295806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/kyk-groot-rusie-by-sol-plaatje-raadsvergadering-oor-betwiste-skorsing\/sol-plaatje-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sol-plaatje-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Charne Kemp&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767880443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Charne Kemp&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sol-plaatje\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raadslede van die EFF en ANC beskuldig mekaar voor die stadsbestuurder se kantoor van onbehoorlike prosedures by die spesiale raadsvergadering. FOTO: Charn\u00e9 Kemp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sol-plaatje-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_sol-plaatje-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thapelo Matlala, stadsbestuurder van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit in Kimberley, beplan om Vrydag na sy kantoor terug te keer in nog \u2019n poging om te begin werk nadat sy skorsingstydperk verval het.\nDie speaker, Dipuo Peters, voer egter aan hy is steeds geskors n\u00e1 \u0149 besluit op Donderdag se spesiale raadsvergadering.\nToegang tot sy kantoor is vroe\u00ebr vandeesweek bemoeilik nadat amptenare die slotte en toegangskode van die gangdeur wat na sy kantoor lei, verander het. Die raad het hom ook met \u0149 interdik gedreig sodat hy nie kantoor toe kom nie.\" class=\"wp-image-295806\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raadslede van die EFF en ANC beskuldig mekaar voor die stadsbestuurder se kantoor van onbehoorlike prosedures by die spesiale raadsvergadering. FOTO: Charn\u00e9 Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Peters het na die afloop van die vergadering ges\u00ea die VF Plus het die eerste klagtes teen Matlala in \u0149 vergadering geopper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie bewerings van die opposisie oor die onwettige verloop van die spesiale raadsvergadering &nbsp;is onwaar.&nbsp; Die raad het korrek opgetree, want &nbsp;prosedures is gevolg. &#8216;n Geleentheid vir &#8216;n koukus is verskaf, insette is gemaak, en bespreking is toegelaat. Ons het gehou by raadsre\u00ebls wat spreektyd beperk tot vyf minute per item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk het nie geweet dat die ANC-raadslede in die minderheid was nie.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Matlala bly&nbsp;geskors. &#8216;n Dissiplin\u00eare komitee (DK) verhoor vind plaas op 13 Januarie. Die ondersoek is voltooi, en &#8216;n paneel is aangestel om die saak aan te hoor. Die uitkoms van die DK sal deur die raad aanvaar word.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het probeer om \u2018n interdik te verkry om Matlala te verhoed om die munisipaliteit binne te gaan. Ons is bekommerd dat hy met getuies sal inmeng, toegang sal verkry tot sensitiewe inligting, &nbsp;aangesien dokumente verdwyn het, &nbsp;en die moontlikheid van intimidasie van getuies.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy verwerp die bewerings dat sekere mense en politici hul hande op BFI-toelae wil l\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk raai enigeen aan om bewerings van wangedrag by die polisie aan te meld,\u201d s\u00ea Peters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/sol-plaatje-municipal-manager-suspended-amid-financial-misconduct-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sol Plaatje municipal manager suspended amid financial misconduct allegations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matlala het vroe\u00ebr aan joernaliste ges\u00ea &#8220;die regulasies bepaal dat indien die dissiplin\u00eare proses nie binne drie maande begin het nie, verval die skorsing outomaties.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy s\u00ea sy skorsing het outomaties in 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