African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday the approach of the Democratic Alliance (DA) that the ANC should either bring back former Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink or nothing, is not acceptable to the party's National Working Committee (NWC).

The Tshwane Council is set to elect a new Executive Mayor on Wednesday, after Brink was removed from office when the African National Congress (ANC) and ActionSA joined forces, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to vote him out in a motion of no confidence.

Mbalula said the ANC is engaging all political parties that are keen to work with it to set up an "inclusive, viable and effective" coalition government that puts the people of Tshwane first before party political interests.

He explained that the ANC has engaged with the DA in Tshwane, however, there has been no agreement between the parties about what should happen in Tshwane now but is confident that the Council will elect a new Mayor on Wednesday.

"…peddling of misinformation that we have a deal, there is no such. If there is a deal between the DA and all other political parties and the ANC about Tshwane, that will be explained to the public. Because when you get to the coalition, is not an under-table agreement, you need to explain to the people," Mbalula said.

"We are also discussing a programme that must be rolled out by the new government in the form of comprehensive minimum programme," he said.

He said by Wednesday evening, the ANC will be ready to reveal the developments around the new Tshwane Mayor and the executive, in relation to the parties the ANC is engaging.

"…and that includes the Democratic Alliance," he explained.

Mbalula said this evening he is meeting with the parties' structures, highlighting that the ANC does not take decisions for structures.

"…they bring decisions to the floor, and we process them, discing with them. We are not a dictatorship, we are not autocratic, we engage, but artificial and fake heroism that our structures are independent from us when it comes to decision making, they vary away from strategic approach the organisation is taking, are incorrect," he said.

He said the party will never allow such perception to be perpetuated, as they are lies.

He said in its discussions with the structures, the party is also looking at all risks, noting that there are no options in the coalition without risks.

The NWC received a detailed report on Tshwane, which noted the deterioration of service delivery and governance in the city.

"… the NWC fully supports the need to put in place the type of government of local unity that can urgently address the pressing concerns of the people across the City," Mbalula said, stressing the need for the new government to prioritise all Tshwane residents, and not only some sections of the population.

He said the ANC's NWC has also noted the speculations in the media and on social media regarding the correspondence sent to the party's Gauteng chairperson Panyaza Lesufi.

The NWC expressed concerns about Lesufi's public utterances on matters relating to the Government of National Unity and coalitions in local municipalities.

The correspondence deals with internal organisational matters, Mbalula stated and said the NWC condemned "disinformation efforts" that project the ANC in negative light.

"…unfortunately, because people are ill disciplined, they have decided to leak the correspondence to their friends in the social media," he said.