We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same
Plato was elected by a majority, receiving 146 votes in council
In your news wrap: Dan Plato was mayor of Cape Town before Patricia de Lille took over in 2011 and now, he’s back
Western Cape politician Dan Plato has accused the ANC of plotting with gangs to destabilise the province in a bid to wrestle control from the DA.
Western Cape premier Helen Zille says she has appointed ex-Cape Town mayor Dan Plato as the minister for community safety in her provincial cabinet.
Newly elected Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says he intends to make job creation and housing delivery his priorities.
Democratic Alliance councillor Dan Plato was on Wednesday elected Mayor of Cape Town in place of Helen Zille.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus in the Cape Town city council has chosen councillor Dan Plato as replacement for Helen Zille in the post of mayor.
South Africa and Rwanda will be sending troops to Sudan as part of a United Nations initiative to bring peace to the region, South African defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota said in Kigali on Monday. South Africa is expected to contribute 10 high-ranking soldiers to the peace effort to act as platoon leaders. Rwanda was expected to provide 100 soldiers.
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.