City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of political opportunism and dishonesty after the party alleged she was protecting her deputy, Eugene Modise, from corruption allegations.
Moya was speaking in Pretoria during a media briefing marking her administration’s first year in office, where she presented progress achieved by her mayoral committee. However, the event was overshadowed by the DA’s claims that the mayor was “sitting on an explosive report” implicating Modise in a conflict-of-interest scandal.
Modise, who also serves as the city’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, has been accused of benefiting from a multi-million-rand security contract between the municipality and Triotic Protection Services, a company he was previously linked to.
According to the DA, Modise failed to disclose his interests in Triotic when he was elected as a councillor in February 2023, which would constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct for councillors. The party claims to have seen an internal city report confirming that Modise sold his shares through an instalment sale agreement — effectively maintaining a financial interest in the company — and that he has not produced proof of the sale.
Moya, however, rejected the accusations, insisting that due process was being followed.
“A report regarding Modise has been sent to the Speaker to seek legal advice,” Moya said. “Once that legal advice comes, our plan was to communicate it to the Speaker — and we did that.”
She accused the DA of trying to “scandalise the process” and turn a procedural matter into political theatre.
“The deputy mayor himself has said he doesn’t want this process delayed any further. The report is due to come before council at the end of the month,” she added.
Meanwhile, Modise appeared unfazed by the motion of no confidence filed against him by the DA.
“I am unbothered. They can bring the motion, just like they did against the mayor before,” he said.
Modise maintained that he had cut all ties with Triotic Protection Services, saying he had relinquished any involvement with the company upon becoming a councillor.
The DA, however, insists that Modise’s financial ties remain active and amount to a serious violation of the councillor’s code of conduct.
