DE LILLE RESIGNATION
Who will the DA choose to replace Patricia de Lille as Cape Town mayor?
Western Cape premier Helen Zille is being touted to replace De Lille, but she is said to have declined
The DA leadership will meet this week to discuss the process it will follow in finding a replacement for Patricia de Lille. This follows the announcement by the Cape Town mayor of her resignation from the party last week, after a series of court battles, public feuds and failed motions of no confidence in her. De Lille’s resignation will come into effect at the end of October, and in exchange, the DA has agreed to drop all disciplinary charges against her. DA Western Cape leader Bonginkosi Madikizela said the party’s provincial executive committee would meet on Monday to discuss a possible date for nominations to be made for the mayoral post and then engage the federal executive at its meeting next weekend. "Once we agree on the date, we will allow people to forward their applications and the screening process will begin, and those who make it will be sent through to the selection panel," said Madikizela. Helen Zille It is understood that Western Cape premier Helen Zille is being t...
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