Despite threats from its partners, the party is ready to handle whatever happens in its various metros
‘My lawyers have indicated to the DA’s federal legal commission that I expect the disciplinary hearing to be open to the media’
The disciplinary hearings will determine if De Lille is guilty or innocent of corruption charges which members of the party have levelled against her.
The mayor lives to fight another day as opposition scolds DA’s ‘racism’
A total of 110 councillors voted no, 109 voted YES and three choose to abstain.
The court ruled that city speaker Dirk Smit must ensure DA councillors voted with their conscience in the motion of no confidence on Thursday
The court ruled that the Speaker exercise his discretion and decide whether the motion of no confidence should be conducted by secret ballot.
Judgment was reserved in Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s court bid to have a motion of no confidence in her held by secret ballot.
DA advocate Ismael Jamie yesterday told the court that De Lille was tying to win a political battle using South Africa’s legal framework
De Lille approached the courts after 59 members of the DA’s caucus voted against holding the no confidence motion in her at the party’s meeting.
A Gauteng businessman blames De Lille for costing the city millions of rand in relief efforts for shack fires that could have been avoided.
The DA Federal Executive chairperson filed a complaint against De Lille after receiving an “unsolicited affidavit” from a business person
This week, the federal executive allowed the DA caucus in the City of Cape Town to table a motion of no confidence against De Lille
The mayor of Cape Town has accused members within her party of trying to unseat her from her position by smearing her reputation
No political party should lead a response to an urban governance crisis. The city, provincial and national governments must cooperate as government.
The party’s federal executive has authorised a motion of no confidence in Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, the party announced on Wednesday.
If Zille is charged, it will be the second time in a year that she will be investigated for violating the DA’s social media policy
Major problems confront a party that was once confident of seriously damaging the ANC in 2019
Reservoirs around Cape Town, in the grip of its worst drought for a century, have gone largely unreplenished for more than three years
Before voting, De Lille raised objections with the amendment, admitting she had not been consulted.
During a closed session, the council voted to place Whitehead on precautionary suspension pending an investigation into her conduct
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"They are using the drought crisis as a cash cow," said the leader of the opposition in the council, Xolani Sotashe
"To claim that the SIU is not allowed to run the investigations they have been doing for years would mean that all other specialist units should stop"
This comes after months of serious claims and counterclaims between the City of Cape Town and De Lille.
This comes following months of serious claims and counterclaims, involving allegations of intimidation, criminality and misconduct
The DA’s Federal Executive Council will meet on Sunday "to thoroughly engage with all aspects of the allegations against De Lille".
Cape Town’s mayor thinks the allegations against her are part of a plot to oust her
The recommendation will now be taken to the DA’s provincial and federal leadership, which will have to make a decision on how to act on the matter.
Mayor Patricia de Lille announced on Tuesday that Day Zero had been brought forward by seven days to April 22.
De Lille is seeking legal advice on the report which she says contains errors that were never rectified, despite her having pointed them out.
De Lille said she had requested the firm to amend the report, and some of their findings, based on factual errors she had pointed out