Tag Archives: Dee Hollely

The illegal control of Central Knysna

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Earlier this week, I published strong words against Knysna DA Councillor,  Richard Dawson. I’d meant to follow up with a campaign of explanation and action but so many other issues landed on my desk that I was unfortunately delayed. With two meetings today, another film crew in town, more municipal meetings, a court case and an affidavit preparation for another case, I expect my best intentions for next week to be diverted again so let me squeeze in some facts now. Chuck any bias you have into your coffee cup … Read the full article…

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Remove Richard Dawson From Office

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DA Councillor, Richard Dawson, must be removed from office. He is the politician in charge of Ward 10, arguably Knysna’s most important, which covers Central Knysna and runs from Eastford through White Location to Lower Olde Place. Richard Dawson is a career politician past his sell-by date. He is biased, incompetent and undemocratic. He is the epitome of the arrogance the DA has shown in Knysna. He refused to investigate the Knysna Tourism bankruptcy and went on to join their Finance committee which illegally approved funding the organisation’s debt with … Read the full article…

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Kevin Grinaker Resigns from Ward 10 (Knysna Central)

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Kevin Grinaker is well-known figure in Knysna as a property developer and as a Knysna Ward 10 (Knysna Central) Committee member. For the latter, he has tendered his resignation to the Council, citing the lack of financial opportunity in Knysna as his reason. I will not miss Kevin Grinaker as he, along with Dee Hollely, broke the rules governing their responsibility to the Knysna public. I detailed this in ‘Does Political Bias Reward Knysna Ward Committee Members?’. He would not ‘entertain’ my submissions regarding property developers riddling the ISDF and … Read the full article…

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Sewage, Water, Developers & Tourism

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Feedback: Mayoral Meeting May 22 2014 Owing to the notable absence of the distribution of information from Knysna Municipality to the public, i attended the Mayoral meeting last Tuesday. Again, contrary to normal procedure, i wasn’t given the minutes of the meeting (despite requesting such) but, at some point, they were referenced on a big screen. These proceedings are mostly boring (for a long while, i was the only member of the public there and there were zero reporters in sight) but can sometimes offer insight into what is going … Read the full article…

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DA Lies 2: Why I Called Helen Zille A Liar (Part 1)

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As promised in Liar, Liar, Your Pants on Fire, here’s what happened with Helen Zille at the DA meeting in The Loft at the Knysna Yacht Club. This is what the Cape Argus and the Knysna-Plett Herald excluded, the latter proving once-and-for-all, through cowardice, that they are a propaganda tool for the ruling party of our town and that getting their advertising cash is more important than the truth. I express deep disgust with strong words because it’s a newspaper’s duty to report not distort. Whether you like or dislike … Read the full article…

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Baden Hall lays criminal charges against me

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“I WILL MAKE IT MY BUSINESS to bring upon you the same wrath that you brought upon Shaun van Eck [ex-CEO of Knysna Tourism], using all the channels at my disposal, including my own e-mailing database of 1,8 million world-wide hospitality guests that I have acquire over the past 22 years as IT/Software Marketing Consultant to SAA, Sun International, Southern Suns, Conservation Corporation of Africa, to name some of my bigger profile clients.  You have been apprised. Now lets see if you have the balls to deal with this one. … Read the full article…

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Does Political Bias Reward Knysna Ward Committee Members?

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Where were they? What positions do they hold now? Is it possible that political bias rewards Knysna Ward Committee members? As mentioned several times on this blog, there are people who are failing Knysna because of political bias. Looking at the photo above, I can’t help but wonder if there’s a reward for ignoring the public. Municipalities and Ward Committees are not weapons for political parties. If they were, municipalities would not be staffed by the general public and ward committees would not exist. They are there to serve everyone! … Read the full article…

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Dear Helen Zille, You’re My Disappointment

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ATTENTION KNYSNA! This article will likely decide my little future but I’m hoping that it encourages a bigger future for all of us. No matter what political party you belong to, we all live in Knysna and want better lives that are safer and honest. Please give this your full attention! We have to stop Knysna falling apart. Politically, I’ve tried (and failed) alone. You and I cannot change the status quo overnight. South Africa is in a free fall. Knysna, for example, has one of the worst murder rates … Read the full article…

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