Tag Archives: Mike Maughan-Brown

MAYOR, WHAT JUST HAPPENED???

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August 3 is symbolic for Knysna politics. At the local elections, the town won and the town lost. That could be said for every place in South Africa but the generalisation isn’t what I mean. August 3 is a question mark. It’s representative of the foggy nature of Knysna’s politics and its accompanying power that claims to be for the people yet seems to be anything but that because it doesn’t explain itself. BIG EVENTS 12 of 19 councillors were replaced. 6 of those were from the Democratic Alliance (DA), … Read the full article…

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More Upheaval as Knysna's Director of Finance Quits

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Pariksha Gobrie, Knysna Municipality’s Director of Finance, has quit, giving only 3 week’s notice. Although her final day of work is August 12, her automatic email response says that Fredri Kruger is now Acting CFO. Although a name wasn’t mentioned, the Knysna Knews page has stated that “due to political interference, we have just lost yet another essential person in top directorate position… the DA caucus certainly has a lot to answer for.” Knysna Knews is obviously referring to the alleged and ongoing battle that involves DA Councillor Peter Myers … Read the full article…

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Who is the Knysna ANC Dancing For?

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Who is the Knysna ANC dancing For? Is it for controversial Municipal Manager Grant Easton? I’ve previously stated that i believed that the ANC and the DA have been working with the Administration of the Knysna Municipality against the public’s best interest. The Administration are the municipal officials who make up one-third of local government. The other two parts are the politicians and us, the public. Less than a year ago, it was notable that the DA had split into two caucuses, one pro-Administration, the other not. The latter won … Read the full article…

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Boycie is Knysna's Major Upgrade!

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Marlene Boyce to the rescue? Today, troubled Knysna got an Acting Director of Planning and Development, what us layman refer to as a Town Planner. This is a newness and revelation because Marlene Boyce arrives from off the radar of a town heading in the wrong direction. The DA’s good move was immediately appreciated with support on Facebook. After criticising them for so long, i’m please to be able to applaud them too. For those of you who don’t know her, she’s certainly not the fictional character from the 80’s … Read the full article…

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Knysna Municipality: Town Planner Resigns

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The Knysna Municipality has publicly responded to my query regarding the resignation of Knysna’s Town Planner. Unfortunately, it tells us nothing new of interest, nor who the Acting Municipal Manager was. Knysna’s Director for Planning and Development, Mr. Mike Maughan-Brown, resigned at the end of March. Knysna Executive Mayor Georlene Wolmarans says: “It is with sadness in my heart that I confirm Mike Maughan-Brown has resigned from his position as Director for Town Planning and Development. He has been a valuable member of the team and will be sorely missed. … Read the full article…

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No April Fool: Knysna Town Planner’s Resignation Confirmed

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I asked the Knysna Municipality to please provide the reasons for Director Town Planning & Development Mike Maughan-Brown’s resignation. As he is arguably the second most powerful person in our local government, his resignation will have impact on us. Unfortunately, Christopher Bezuidenhoudt, the Manager of Communications, chose to not provide requested reasoning and only repeat what i obviously already knew: Mr Hampton, By direction of the Acting Municipal Manager we acknowledge receipt of your e-mail the contents of which have been noted. We can confirm Mr Maughan-Brown’s resignation. However, the … Read the full article…

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