DA charges De Lille, but she keeps Cape Town mayorship
DA leader Mmusi Maimane says the federal legal council will investigate and prosecute De Lille
Patricia de Lille has been formally charged by the DA with misconduct and bringing the party into disrepute, and will face a disciplinary process. In the meantime she will continue in her role as Cape Town mayor. However, the DA’s federal executive, the party’s highest decision-making body, has recommended to the City of Cape Town’s DA caucus that De Lille no longer be in charge of managing the city’s response to the water crisis. Her deputy, Ian Neilson, and mayoral committee member for water Xanthea Limberg will take control of the city’s drought response. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said the caucus had also been asked to review the delegation of responsibilities in the city to “restore the proper decision-making authority and functioning” of the mayoral committee, council committees and subcouncils. Among the charges against De Lille is that she has inappropriately usurped the functions of other executives and centralised power in her office. The federal executive met in Cape Town on...
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