Outgoing Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille on Sunday announced a campaign to clear her name, including suing entrepreneur Anthony Faul for R1-million for defamation.
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille to sue Gauteng businessman for defamation
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DA begins it’s search for a new Cape Town mayor
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has begun accepting job applications to fill the seat of outgoing Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille for when she vacates her office in October. The party hopes to find a new mayor by the end of September.
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Patricia De Lille’s motion of no confidence goes ahead despite concerns of irregularities
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City of Cape Town council Speaker Dirk Smit has confirmed that a motion of no confidence in Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille will be tabled on the council agenda for Thursday, despite allegations of due process being flouted.
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Democratic Alliance challenges Ipsos poll report
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has hit back at Ipsos’s latest poll which indicates it could potentially lose 9% of its support in the 2019 general election — taking just 13% of the vote.
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New motion of no confidence scheduled against Patricia de Lille
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A new motion of no confidence in Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille will be heard at the first council sitting of the third term.
Cape Town city council Speaker Dirk Smit told News24 on Monday that the new motion had been submitted to his office, and would be heard at the next sitting following the recess on July 26.
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DA:- another motion of no confidence for De Lille after court loss
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) will seek to move for another motion of no confidence in Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille, after the Western Cape High Court ruled in her favour in her case against the party.
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DA accepts it “possibly infringed” on Patricia De Lille’s rights
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The Democratic Alliance has said it will accept a finding that it may have failed to follow due process in the way it terminated Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s membership, telling the high court it would accept a declaratory order of that nature as long as the court does not set aside her removal.
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Western Cape high court judgement: Will De Lille get her job back today?
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Patricia de Lille will on Tuesday afternoon hear if the Western Cape high court has suspended the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to terminate her membership.
De Lille was axed from the party a week ago for making a statement to Radio 702 talk show host Eusebius McKaiser …………
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SMS that Patricia De Lille allegedly sent to influence who became Cape Town’s city manager surfaces
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An SMS allegedly sent by Patricia De Lille in her time as Cape Town mayor to influence the appointment of a city manager has now materialised.
In the report compiled by Democratic Alliance chief whip in parliament John Steenhuisen, the party says De Lille was accused of sending an SMS……….
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The DA terminates Patricia De Lille membership
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The Democratic Alliance’s Federal Executive has announced it has terminated Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille’s party membership.
The decision means that De Lille is no longer the mayor of Cape Town, according to the Municipal Structures Act, and deputy mayor Ian Neilson will now become acting mayor.
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It’s D-Day for De Lille to defend her office
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has until 3pm on Wednesday to make representations to the Democratic Alliance’s federal executive on why she should be allowed to remain mayor.
De Lille’s submission comes a week after the majority of the DA caucus in Cape Town voted in support of………..
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The DA says its recall clause will not affect Patricia De Lille
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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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DA:- James Selfe says De Lille knows where to find the high court
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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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Patricia de Lille’s disciplinary hearing set to start
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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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