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DA Mayor gets ANC Deputy Mayor in Knysna

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Knysna’s DA Mayor now has an ANC Deputy Mayor and an ANC Speaker… WINNERS & LOSERS On May 31, Knysna Democratic Alliance Mayor Mark Willemse easily defeated a Motion of No Confidence (MONC) brought against him by fellow councillor Michelle Wasserman, who is considered by some to be proxy for Premier Alan Winde. On June 1, DA Western Cape Leader Bonginkosi Madikezela stated that the DA was now the opposition in Knysna. It was obviously a strange thing to say as the DA had won the 2016 election and, through … Read the full article…

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Knysna coloureds protest against prepaid water meters

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The tourist town of Knysna experienced a shocking amount of protest action from different groups the past week. This affected the Western Cape as the N2, the only tarred road through Knysna, was repeatedly closed. The action can be divided into three groupings: The first was against the release of assassination suspect, Velile Waxa, the DA’s ex-coalition partner. This involved several communities but predominantly Concordia and White Location. Nekkies and Oupad, which straddle the N2, protested against failed service delivery. This has been ongoing for years. The third, which is … Read the full article…

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Dear Mayor Mark Willemse, Make Knysna Grow Again

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Dear Knysna Mayor Mark Willemse Your first day as the Mayor of Knysna is the anniversary of the Great Knysna Fire. Houses burnt, people died… but the grass grew again. I’m asking you to grow flowers where only thorns have been found in the DA’s political garden since 2011. Nature knows how to respond to fire but us humans battle to react appropriately to corruption. One of the main challenges is that the gardeners were living in Cape Town which was too far to run the hosepipe to Knysna. I’ve … Read the full article…

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Tricky situation: Another No-Confidence Vote in a DA mayor

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Tomorrow, June 6, the Democratic Alliance faces another Motion of No Confidence in one of their mayors, Eleanore Spies. There’s request for secret vote. The setting is Knysna, the internationally famous tourist town in the Western Cape that’s the most blatant national example of DA corruption. Mayor Eleanore Spies’ situation is as tricky as De Lille’s but the DA have, so far, treated it differently… possibly because a small town exerts less influence on the country but more likely because the health of the DA’s leadership is inextricably linked to … Read the full article…

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