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Knysna, Public Protector & Me

Mike Hampton Posted on by

I have reported the Knysna Municipality, politicians and officials, to the Public Protector. My blogging on political issues has gained me wider readership than the Knysna locals it was originally intended for. As the DA, ANC & COPE (and, more recently, the KUC and ACDP) failed to address important issues of maladministration and crime affecting our town, i blogged more. Consistency must be some reward because people in Cape Town, besides Premier Helen Zille (who also refuses to act), are now reading our political horror stories e.g. over 14,000 people … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Muddy Mayor & Muddy Newspaper

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It’s a classic marketing tactic in a bad situation: LOOK AT THIS… SO YOU DON’T LOOK WHERE IT MATTERS. Is that what the Knysna-Plett Herald did with its front page this week? It’s my opinion that the Knysna-Plett Herald has shamefully brought up old news to distract from my battle to gain transparency from Mayor Eleonore Bouw-Spies. This month, no story in our town was remotely close in size to the questionable untendered contracting of Fran Kirsten to run the Knysna Municipality’s Communications Department. Is it a coincidence that Kirsten … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Emails: Melony Paulsen, Knysna Municipality Legal Adviser

Mike Hampton Posted on by

Dear Melony Paulsen, you’re not supposed to be the guard dog of the politicians. You’re supposed to be the watchdog lawyer of the public… This is for readers following the Knysna Communication scandal. These emails were meant to be in-house. Considering Mayor Eleonore Bouw-Spies’ defamation of me, i share what was “said” between Knysna Municipality Legal Adviser Melony Paulsen and myself… Do you consider me to be reasonable or threatening? Do you consider her to be evasive or helpful? I’ll post them further below but first note the reason why … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!