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DA misuses millions on illegal tourism companies

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Private tourism companies in the Western Cape are being illegally funded from Public funds. This is about DA corruption that places an enormous question mark over MEC Tourism Alan Winde, the DA’s Western Cape Premier candidate. This story began in Knysna but impacts on the economic health of the province and the national perception of the DA. It will likely grow to impact the 2019 elections. I have laid complaint with the Office of the President and the Western Cape Hawks. The former has acknowledged my complaint and the latter … Read the full article…

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The DA’s favouritism towards Manon McDonald

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Knysna’s Manager Electrical Department Manon McDonald was allegedly involved in graft and tender irregularities. This is a further example of Democratic Alliance municipalities protecting their own instead of the Public.   In 2014, McDonald secured Nissan vehicles for the traffic department. The tender wasn’t awarded to the winning bidder. Round the same time, her and her husband, Johan, were alleged to be driving new Nissan vehicles too. I had two acquaintances of theirs contact me to say that they’d personally scored from the deal, one even saying they’d received a … Read the full article…

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Part 5: DA, Dawie Adonis, Knysna & Public Protector

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Dear Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, this is the full FIFTH COMPLAINT of corruption as submitted to the Eden District office of the Public Protector. It involves what appears to be the illegal appointment of Dawie Adonis as Director Community Services for the Knysna Municipality. If this is true, it must be considered that the position was deliberately filled illegally. If so, to what end? With bonus, Adonis is earning approximately R1.2-million per year. He only has a Matric. The Democratic Alliance has refused to respond. There seems to be retaliation … Read the full article…

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Part 2: DA, Property Developers, Knysna & Public Protector

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The DA and Property Developers: Dear Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, this is a summary of the SECOND COMPLAINT of corruption as submitted to the Eden District office of the Public Protector. This involves the Democratic Alliance favouring property developers over the public will and interest. In some parts, for public consumption, i may change/exclude names where they affect ongoing legal proceedings against me by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and cronies who i believe are trying to gag me through gross abuse of the courts… On the 15th of April 2013, … Read the full article…

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Part 1: DA, Knysna & Public Protector

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Dear Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, this is a summary of the first complaint of DA corruption. It involves the DA allowing millions to be given to a Section 21 company annually. The funds were abused and misused whilst DA councillors were Directors on its Board. When this was exposed, they promoted some of the guilty so as to maintain cover-up. As our town of Knysna is a tourist-based economy, the gravity of the wrong is heavier. In some parts, for public consumption, I may change/exclude names where they affect ongoing … Read the full article…

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Knysna Mayor Bouw-Spies & Alleged Illegal Director

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It has been alleged that an illegal Director of the Knysna Municipality is occupying a million rand per annum position. Democratic Alliance Mayor Eleonore Bouw-Spies, Speaker Georlene Wolmarans and new Communications Manager Fran Kirsten, will not answer my questions. It enforces that uncomfortable feeling that it’s government against us… INSTEAD OF FOR US folk of Knysna. I say “another” because Grant Easton was illegally the Chief Financial Officer. He never had an accounting degree yet was in charge of Knysna’s budget. He then became Municipal Manager, a position strangely requiring … Read the full article…

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Email to Mayor Regarding Alleged Illegal Director

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This email to Mayor Eleonore Bouw-Spies, Speaker Georlene Wolmarans and others is about the alleged illegal occupation of a Director post in the Knysna Municipality. My suspicions may be emphasised by the DA and the Knysna Municipality’s failure to respond but the fact is that this situation has yet to be confirmed. Accordingly, for now, I’m removing the name of the Director in question. THE EMAIL Subject: Query: Qualifications of Director (name withheld) Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 08:10:12 +0200 From: Love Knysna – Mike <mike@loveknysna.com> Organization: Love Knysna! To: … Read the full article…

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Campbell Rejects Municipality's Answers to Parliament #2

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Again, the Knysna Municipality and Democratic Alliance misrepresented what actually happened regarding the initial tender for the ISDF, the long-term plan for Knysna. It’s the Municipality’s legal duty to respond to an objector. Instead, they seem to disregard objections that aren’t followed by legal action against them (objections that they can defend, ironically, by using public funds). The main fact i draw from the facts below is that our local government did everything it could to illegally ignore an objection that, in bigger context, questioned their bias towards a consortium … Read the full article…

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