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LIVE: DA Cape Town chief whip Shaun August resigns in council

2018-10-25 10:16

Coalition politics is fraught with difficulties and in SA, fractures are being exposed in Cape Town, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.

Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina is seen during t
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August walks across the council floor and gives De Lille a big hug. He then walks out of council chambers with opposition councillors cheering and applauding.
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Patricia de Lille supporter Shaun August said he can’t stand what’s happening in Cape Town City Council and he resigns as chief whip and DA councilor. ANC cheers @TeamNews24 @gerbjan
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Chaos erupts in council as DA asks for a caucus  

Speaker grants 15 minutes

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Chief whip Shaun August says he is disappointed in what is happening in council, and resigns
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De Lille earns applause as she leaves the podium
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EFF Cllr Arnolds asks if the City is planning on "insourcing security workers, cleaners and bus drivers".

Mayor De Lille replies that the #MyCitistrike is illegal and pushes for "due process" and "right channels of communication" to be followed. @TeamNews24 @KelvinSuddason
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De Lille comments on Khayelitsha fires, asks the member to send an email
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De Lille says the MyCiTi strike is an illegal strike  

The workers are represented by a union

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ACDP Cllr Haskin asks Mayor De Lille if she was going to hand it her resignation. De Lille makes it clear that she is not going to resign. @TeamNews24 @KelvinSuddason
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EFF Cllr Melikhaya asks “Are you prepared to leave Council?” to Mayor De Lille, to which she replied “Up until now, I have not been found guilty of anything.” @TeamNews24 @KelvinSuddason
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ACDP's Grant Haskin asked Patricia de Lille if she’ll uphold her resignation. She says Haskin is not her shopsteward and it is none of his business. @TeamNews24 @gerbjan
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Are you prepared to take on those cowboys on the other side? EFF question  

I have been on a campaign to clear my name. I have not been found guilty of anything, De Lille responds  

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De Lille responds to questions
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Patricia de Lille highlights some of the City of Cape Town’s achievements, like being confirmed as the "events capital of the world" @TeamNews24 @gerbjan
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Unemployment rate is below the national average in SA, says De Lille
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City has received more than 19 national and international awards, says De Lille  

Around 93% of households have access to a flush toilet  

93.7% of households have access to safe drinking water, second only to Johannesburg

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De Lille commends water and sanitation department for health standards
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I became the mayor to serve the people of the City of Cape Town and not to be served, says De Lille
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The City exceeded its housing target, says De Lille  

Set aside R2.1bn

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"I would like to give those who accused me of using City money to renovate my home a chance to publicly apologise, failing that I will take legal actions against those who accused me," says City Mayor Patricia de Lille @TeamNews24 @KelvinSuddason
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Patricia de Lille says she will take legal action against those who accused her of using public money to renovate her house if they don't apologise #CityOfCapeTown @TeamNews24 @gerbjan
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"What a waste of resources" - insists De Lille  

She argues that the cost of the security was far outweighed by the investigation into the matter

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Loud applause as De Lille threatens legal action against "those who claimed that I used City money to renovate my house".
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Some have gone so far to spread fake reports about me, coming from the Auditor General  

I will very soon lay criminal charges against those members who spread fake news, says De Lille

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I've been fighting corruption all my life – De Lille
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Urgent motion to suspend Tshwane city manager who seeks to block report into tender irregularities

An urgent motion to suspend Tshwane city manager Moeketsi Mosola has been brought for consideration by the City council on Thursday.
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Is it Msimanga out and Gana in for Tshwane?

The DA is deliberating who to put forward as a replacement should Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga step down from his role to focus on the 2019 elections.
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DA 'in turmoil' as De Lille might not resign as mayor after all

The DA could be facing more political turmoil over the resignation of Patricia de Lille as Cape Town mayor, Netwerk24 reported.
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille interacts with women from shelters across the city in Cape Town.

The City of Cape Town hosted Western Cape Women's Shelter Network for a luncheon and an open discussion about matters affecting women who recently left abusive relationships and were supported by shelters to build new lives. (Adrian de Kock, Gallo Images, Netwerk24, file)
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Msimanga questions Maepa's authority to act on ANC's behalf in court challenge

Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga has said that Kgosi Maepa, the ANC chairperson in Tshwane, failed to demonstrate that he was given authority to launch a court application to have last month's council sitting nullified.
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Ekurhuleni identifies land to expropriate without compensation

Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has identified at least four properties, three of them privately owned, that he wants to expropriate without compensation.
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