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The Thesen Islands property development scandal begins…

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“This is a coastal town they forgot to close down. Come Armageddon, come.” – Morrissey  The Democratic Alliance’s favourite property developer, Chris Mulder, enters a new scandal. Some of his family and MEC Local Government Anton Bredell join the rollercoaster on Thesen Islands in Knysna. This likely involves millions of profit made from alleged illegal additions to The Boatshed (which includes the île de païn restaurant, The Lofts Boutique Hotel, and The Terraces accommodation). It’s expected that this is the beginning of a bigger controversy involving corrupt municipal staff and … Read the full article…

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Knysna’s new Mayor is Elrick van Aswegen

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Elrick van Aswegen (COPE) is Knysna’s new Mayor. He was nominated by the ANC and KUC. The DA’s votes for Michelle Wasserman failed. The DA’s motion to remove ANC Speaker Titi Gombo, and replace with Georlene Wolmarans, failed. Dr Louis Scheepers, Knysna’s new Acting Municipal Manager, will arrive on the weekend. Van Aswegen, or Ricky as most people know him, is from the suburb of Hornlee. He fills the post after it had been empty for 9 months. He takes power during a triple crisis involving finance, the coronavirus and … Read the full article…

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This is what I’d do if I were in charge of Council today

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I’m Mike Hampton, Speaker for the Knysna Council and Councillor for the Our Town party. It’s 9am. Today we have a billion rand budget on the table. The Public has forced us to reveal the findings of the disciplinary enquiry into CFO Mbulelo Memani. There may be an attempted overthrow of our government by the Developer’s Alliance (DA). Consequently, it’s important that I apply the rules, be dignified and look good on Zoom. Yes, I’m hosting this important meeting via video link with 20 other councillors… err… Acting Municipal Manager … Read the full article…

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Revenge? Two more suspended at Knysna Municipality

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The answer is “yes” to Knysna-Plett Herald’s front-page headline last week, “Is Knysna Imploding?” Following the suspension of Knysna Municipal Manager Sitembele Vatala, two more employees have been suspended. They are Avitha Jagaysor (Senior Manager Financial Management Services) and Bryan Campher (Project Management Unit Officer for Technical Services). Did they do wrong or is this revenge? That’s the question being asked by fellow staff members working in the same toxic environment. I cannot determine their guilt without the facts but there’s bigger context to consider, and an important moral question. … Read the full article…

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Why are you beating your wife until there’s blood on your Gucci shoes?

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The cowardice and apathy of my corrupt town hurts. If Hitler dropped bombs on us, we’d send Whatsapps saying, “I love the sound as they fall from the sky?” Tomorrow, I’ll be publishing an important sequel to the ‘Plot Against Knysna?’. As feared, the situation has deteriorated. There are more villains involved, on both sides. There are so many needing punishing but some must be pushed to the front of the queue. Thursday is D-Day for us – the takeover of Knysna is scheduled. The DA and their puppets are … Read the full article…

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DA sabotaged budget because ANC refused to give Knysna away

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Knysna’s politicians were animals rather than representatives today. It would seem that duty and rules mean little, and that the plan to have our town lose its democracy means everything. AN AWFUL MEETING The main goal at today’s Special Council meeting was supposed to be to pass the annual budget. This is a legal requirement and obviously essential for a town in non-stop scandals that I believe are partly manufactured so the DA can seize power via provincial administration (which is DA-controlled). The meeting on Zoom was slit-your-wrist painful. I … Read the full article…

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