Protesters outside court in Cape Town split along Patricia de Lille lines
A protest by the DA outside the High Court in Cape Town on Friday seemed to be confused about its role in the battle going on inside between the party and its ousted mayor‚ Patricia de Lille. The leader of the protest‚ Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela‚ said it was "for the city and service delivery". In fact‚ he said‚ it was not even a protest. When two taxis full of ANC members arrived‚ some DA members greeted them with jubilation. But they, and a group of disgruntled Cape Town, residents were protesting against De Lille’s removal. Some of group of unhappy residents, describing themselves as long-standing DA members‚ said De Lille was providing for them as poor and nonwhite residents. ANC member Mandla Moyake said De Lille was responsible for rolling out electricity to his informal settlement. Now that she was gone‚ he said he feared the project would disappear. The crowd of pro-De Lille supporters seemed much more resolute and soon swelled to far outnumber the DA suppo...
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