NATIONAL NEWS - In what is an unexpected move in local politics, the ANC’s Cape Town caucus has said it is consulting its lawyers in a bid to prevent the DA’s bid to oust Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille.
The DA was left with egg on its face after a failed motion of no confidence against De Lille in the council earlier this year.
After its federal congress this month, the party introduced a new clause which allowed for it to remove members from elected or appointed posts, which De Lille believed was designed for her.
The DA’s Cape Town caucus got the green light from the federal executive to table an internal motion of no confidence against De Lille which could see her being ousted by the end of this month.
But ANC Cape Town leader Xolani Sotashe said the DA was effectively carrying out a witch-hunt to oust the mayor, and that it was not being honest about its true reasons for doing this.
“It’s quite clear the DA wants to get rid of her, but it has never been about what she has done or about bringing the party into disrepute,” he said.
“What we are busy with is consulting our own lawyers as a caucus because the factional battles in the DA are now impacting on service delivery.
