PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY
DA succumbs to Patricia de Lille’s demand for public disciplinary hearing
De Lille and the DA leadership reach an 11th-hour agreement, which will allow her to go through a disciplinary hearing within two weeks
The DA has succumbed to Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille’s demands to have her disciplinary hearing in public. The party, which announced the withdrawal of a motion of no confidence in the mayor on Thursday, also agreed to appoint an independent senior prosecutor and a federal legal commission panel to preside over her internal disciplinary hearing. “This agreement states that we will all strive to conclude the matter as soon as possible. We are working to ensure that the DA caucus, the mayoral committee and functions of the city are focused on putting the people of Cape Town first,” the party’s deputy chairwoman, Natasha Mazzone, said. De Lille and the DA leadership reached an 11th-hour agreement, which will allow her to go through a disciplinary hearing within two weeks. She has been accused of maladministration and nepotism. However, previous proceedings could not be concluded due to disagreements over the make-up of the panel and her push to have the hearings held in public. Th...
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