This came shortly after DA leader Fortune Mahano had given the opposition’s version of the Soca, which gave the opposite account of Mayor Mondli Gungubele’s address.
Chilabe turned on the DA, complaining of racism within the party, especially from a particular DA member whom he did not mention by name.
He accused the DA member of calling black people “baboons”, saying that “black women make babies like dogs” and “boesmans deserved to be f***ed up”.
The next moment all the lights went off in the chamber and ANC members burst into song in the darkness.
There was uproar as DA members forcefully tried to remove Chilabe from the DA side in the chambers.
Eventually all DA members walked out, leaving Chilabe sitting alone on the side of the chamber, of what was once his party.
Chilabe then announced that he was going back to the ANC and they started chanting ANC repetitively.
DA members remained outside for the duration of the meeting.
When the dust had settled, speaker of the council, Clr Patricia Kumalo, reprimanded members of council and said she would not tolerate this behaviour, and would not allow people to disrespect the chamber.
She also said she would not take the blame for the incident, as she cannot predetermine what a member of council is going to say.
Once all parties had responded to Gungubele’s address, he took to the fore to respond.
The mayor responded to the DA in their absence, and called their speech “a poem of a mess”.
DA is a racist party,I once heard the coucilor shouted a black lady like an idiot infront of people,we ANC respect each other…Viva ANC viva!!!