KNYSNA NEWS - Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa has denied allegations of “intimidation and threats” made by the acting municipal manager, Phaahle Simon Malepeng, against him and deputy mayor Alberto Marbi.
In a statement issued by Tsengwa’s office on Friday 1 November, he said Malepeng’s allegations, contained in an email written by Malepeng on Thursday 31 October, were rejected “with the utmost disdain”.
“These claims of intimidation and threats (by Mr Setloana Malepeng) are completely unfounded and an affront to the values of leadership and service we uphold,” said Tsengwa.
'Life will be at risk'
On Thursday 31 October, Malepeng wrote an email to council speaker Mncedisi Skosana, stating that mayor Tsengwa and deputy mayor Marbi had demanded his resignation “with immediate effect” at a meeting the three had held at George Airport on 29 October, and that, if he did not agree to this, “my life will be at risk including a death threat”.
Meanwhile the ANC has also responded.
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