Mayco member for water and sanitation Xanthea Limberg might be out of a job today, party insiders revealed.
While he is set to retain most of the previous Mayco members, new Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is said to have decided against keeping Limberg, the Weekend Argus reports.
According to a party insider who spoke to the paper, Limberg was on her way out following a Fedex sitting on Saturday.
Another high-level source confirmed the information.
Hill-Lewis, who was elected as Cape Town’s youngest mayor on Thursday, is expected to announce his Mayco team today.
On Friday, his first day in office, Hill-Lewis inspected sewage problems in Khayelitsha and Phoenix without Limberg.
Instead he was accompanied by Malusi Booi who held the Mayco position for human settlements in the previous administration.
Booi would only say: “There is no such thing (that he will replace Limberg).”
Limberg did not respond when approached for comment, while the mayor confirmed all will be revealed today.
The City administration under Dan Plato was criticised for not adequately attending to blocked drains and sewage spills in the townships and on the Cape Flats.
In his inaugural address, Hill-Lewis mentioned that sewers would occasionally be blocked and pump stations would sometimes break down, “but when these problems are reported, they must be attended to with the same speed and service excellence no matter where you live in Cape Town,” he said.
Limberg and safety and security Mayco member JP Smith still have a qualification saga hanging over their heads.
The Weekend Argus revealed earlier this year that the pair might have falsified their qualifications.
This led to party investigations, the findings of which are yet to be made public.