Democratic Alliance federal leader Mmusi Maimane has confirmed that the party’s newly adopted recall clause won’t be implemented retrospectively and is therefore unlikely to affect Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille.
The clause which was adopted at the party’s federal congress on Sunday, grants the organisation the power………
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The Democratic Alliance wants to double the child support grant if it gets into government next year.
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Democratic Alliance federal executive chairperson James Selfe has accused Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille of spreading “alternative facts” to “gain public sympathy”.
Selfe’s utterances on Friday come after De Lille released a statement less than 24 hours earlier, alleging that the………
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The Nelson Mandela Bay special council meeting that was supposed to hear a motion of no confidence in Mayor Athol Trollip is expected to resume next Tuesday.
There are several motions that have been tabled, including votes of no confidence in Trollip, council speaker Jonathan Lawack and chief whip Werner Senekal, as well as the removal of all political portfolio heads
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Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane said on Thursday that the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Nelson Mandela Bay were in an alliance which hindered service delivery to the poor and that the parties intentionally collapsed the meeting because they realised they were outnumbered.
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The special council meeting to hear the six motions brought by the opposition, including the vote of no confidence against Mayor Athol Trollip, collapsed on Thursday morning.
Speaker Jonathan Lawack adjourned the meeting after council erupted into chaos following an altercation between EFF leader Zilindile Vena and member of the mayoral committee for roads and transport Rano Kayser
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The DA has asked the Public Protector to investigate RDP contracts in the Free State awarded to a company in which the daughter of outgoing premier Ace Magashule owns a stake.
The contracts were awarded to the company by the provincial Department of Human Settlements after Magashule became involved in a process that resulted in a rival contractor being booted off the project
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EFF leader Julius Malema says Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip will not finish his five year term.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has vowed to remove the mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Athol Trollip before the end of his term.
Malema told hundreds of EFF supporters who attended the party’s rally on Wednesday, a day prior to the voting on a no-confidence against Trollip which was postponed to a future date
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CAPE TOWN – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malemahas told supporters that the red berets will not stop until Athol Trollip is removed as Nelson Mandela Bay mayor.
Malema is addressing a rally in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth on Wednesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s motion of no confidence debate
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The Democratic Alliance has yet to find a member to replace the panellist who recused himself from the disciplinary panel that would hear the proceedings into Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s conduct.
DA federal executive chair James Selfe said that a panellist to replace Pogiso Monchusi, a councillor from………….
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are preparing to square off in Port Elizabeth by hosting rallies a day before the EFF’s motion of no confidence in Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip.
EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to address EFF supporters at the Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton at………..
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After a false start earlier this week, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille’s disciplinary hearing is due to start on Thursday.
De Lille was charged with contravening the DA’s federal constitution amid claims of misconduct.
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The Western Cape Prime Minister, Helen Zille, whose party is in various coalitions with the EFF, has gone on social media against Julius Malema regarding his unbridled racism.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the government’s support for land expropriation without compensation, but dodged explaining to gathered MPs if the state has worked out a detailed plan to make it happen.
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane had submitted a question in Parliament on how the state plans to expropriate land without paying for it.
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