The Democratic Alliance’s Athol Trollip has been ousted from his position as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay. The putsch happened during a contentious council meeting where DA caucus members and the municipal manager walked out of the chambers after the removal of its speaker, Jonathan Lawack.
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Athol Trollip (DA) ousted in ‘sham’ council meeting in NMB
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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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DA – Mmusi Maimane – officially confirms Patricia De Lille resignation
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Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has announced the resignation of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille effective October 31 after an agreement was reached.
“Mayor Patricia de Lille has agreed to resign as mayor of Cape Town effective October 31,” Maimane said on Sunday.
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Mmusi Maimane calls for urgent parliamentary sitting after ANC ‘jumped the gun’ on land
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Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has written to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to convene an urgent parliamentary sitting to debate the ANC’s “deliberate undermining” of the process to amend the Constitution on land.
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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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Costly Head winds pummel the South African Airways
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Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has demanded an explanation from SAA for its contract with interim chief financial officer Robert Head that will see him pocketing more than R5‑million for six months’ work.
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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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Helen Zille launches court battle against public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has launched her court bid to take public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report on judicial review and, in doing so, the controversial leader has once again defended her infamous tweets on colonialism.
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HOT NEWS:- De Lille triumphs over DA
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The Western Cape High Court has declared that the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) decision to terminate Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille’s membership is “unlawful and invalid”.
The court reinstated De Lille as a member of the party and as mayor following a scathing judgement on Wednesday morning. Judge Andre Le Grange read the summary judgement and court order which was agreed upon unanimously by a full bench of judges.
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DA vs De Lille:- High Court to deliver judgement on Wednesday
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The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment on Wednesday in Patricia de Lille’s application to have the Democratic Alliance’s decision to strip her of her membership reviewed and set aside.
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Jacob Zuma News:- State will pay legal fees until court rules otherwise
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The state will carry on covering former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees until a court decides otherwise, the Presidency confirmed on Wednesday.
“You guys have not been listening to us,” said Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko, in response to reports that Zuma’s legal fees are still being covered by the state.
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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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Patricia De Lille to challenge DA removal in court
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Former Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille will file court papers on Friday to challenge her removal from the Democratic Alliance.
“I will show on Friday, this so-called automatic succession clause is undemocratic and unconstitutional.”
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