MAYORAL DRAMA
DA wants De Lille to quit voluntarily
She has now been effectively stripped of all of her powers as mayor
The DA is pushing for the voluntary resignation of beleaguered Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille, who has now been effectively stripped of all of her powers as mayor. Sources say that if De Lille refuses to resign, the party will table another motion of no confidence in her. De Lille has lost the support of a majority of the 154-strong DA caucus in the city after being accused of corruption and maladministration. Earlier in February, she survived a DA-sponsored no-confidence vote by a single vote, largely because of support from opposition parties, mainly the ANC, and partly because some DA councillors have remained loyal to her. It is understood that De Lille has the support of 40 councillors and because she cannot attend DA caucus meetings she is hamstrung and unable to push through decisions. "She is now just a ceremonial mayor … the party is negotiating with her for her departure … if she does not leave another motion of no confidence will be tabled … she may have survived the f...
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