There’s desperate battle for control of Knysna in the Western Cape. That happens in many other places but the difference here is that it’s particularly vicious and mostly between different factions of the Democratic Alliance (DA). The current dominant faction is led by Mayor Mark Willemse and Councillor Peter Myers. They have support from opposition parties, particular some ANC councillors whose leader was assassinated two months ago. The recently deposed and angry faction contains eight DA councillors. There’s no democracy in Knysna, not even pretense – the DA’s national and … Read the full article…