Patricia de Lille to step down as mayor of Cape Town
De Lille will leave office on October 31 and the DA has dropped all disciplinary charges against her
After months of in-fighting, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has struck a deal with the leadership of the DA and has agreed to step down on October 31. All internal disciplinary charges against her have been dropped and she will remain a member of the DA, she announced at a joint press conference with DA party leader Mmusi Maimane on Sunday. De Lille, who was elected mayor as mayor in 2011, has been battling party members who sought to oust her over her leadership style. She has been accused of nepotism and maladministration, and Cape Town got its first qualified audit in many years under her watch. “I have always maintained that I am innocent and that the allegations against me have never been proven,” said De Lille. “Now that the DA has withdrawn the charges against me and I have cleared my name, I have decided to step aside,” she said. “0ur country is facing some massive challenges ... what our country needs now more than ever, is for its leaders to put their differences aside ...
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