The speaker of the City of Tshwane’s council is faced with a serious dilemma which could set the tone of the relationship the Democratic Alliance (DA) will have with opposition over the next five years. Rachel Mathebe had to consult with staff and advisers on whether to bring in police or security guards into chambers when African National Congress (ANC) councillors refused to leave the chamber after she ordered them to do so.The ANC‚ which is the main opposition in Tshwane‚ had demanded that the meeting should not continue as the chair of chairs‚ who was appointed by the DA‚ was not properly appointed.“There is no rule in this book which allows for police to be brought here‚” ANC councillor and regional deputy chair Mapiti Matsena said‚ waving the rule book.“If you call police we will fight them. Police are not allowed in this council. There is nothing in the rules that says you must call police.”“If you call the police to come here‚ we will moer them first‚” another ANC councillor echoed.Mathebe asked executive mayor Solly Msimanga to engage the opposition and find a solution during an adjournment.Earlier‚ ANC supporters broke a glass door to force their way into the council chambers‚ prompting police to use pepper spray to disperse them. The angry crowd did not want to speak to anyone and forced TMG Digital to delete videos of the confrontation with the metro police.The trouble continued when Mathebe had made her opening remarks‚ and then greeted mayor Msimanga‚ the chief whip of council and its chair of chairs.The latter prompted the ANC’s Matsena to object: “You cannot continue recognising this person. Regulations dictate that the chair of chairs should be a chairperson of one of the committees. This man is not a chair of any committee therefore we cannot proceed. You keep saying that the ANC is corrupt and you are doing this.”– TMG Digital..