Today, the Western Cape High Court, has ordered that the IEC does not fill Ms De Lille’s vacancy until such time as the review of her application is finalised. This was a proposal that was made by the DA yesterday and rejected by Ms De Lille. The Court has reserved judgement on the matter of…
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DA has not offered de Lille mayoral position
The DA would like to clarify that we have not and will not offer to keep Patricia de Lille on as Mayor of the City of Cape Town. We have offered to agree, in order to prevent any further unnecessary legal delays, that the IEC does not fill the vacancy until such time as the…
Read MoreDA welcomes decision to dissolve Metsimaholo Municipality Council
The Democratic Alliance welcomes the decision by the FS Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Department to dissolve the Metsimaholo Municipality Council. Metsimaholo was governed in a coalition by the DA, EFF, MCA and FF+. The MCA pulled out of the coalition, sold out to the ANC and replaced DA MMCs with ANC Councillors. Challenges…
Read MoreANC ‘Black-Ops’ Campaign: DA to submit formal complaint to IEC
Today, in a fruitful, frank and robust meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) at its Election House headquarters, I raised, inter alia, the process being engaged following the ANC’s intimidation of Deputy Chairperson Terry Tselane, and the recent revelations surrounding the ANC’s unethical black-ops communications campaign targeted at Opposition Parties, including the Democratic Alliance….
Read MoreANC must take responsibility for unethical ‘Black Ops’ campaign and face the music
The release of secret tape recordings prove that a top ANC Headquarters official, General Manager, Mr Ingatius Jacobs, knew about what has been termed a ‘Black Ops’ communications campaign by ANC members and supporters. This grouping, in violation of the Electoral Code of Conduct and possibly illegally, deliberately produced and distributed false content about its…
Read MoreANC attempts to intimidate and victimise the IEC requires urgent intervention
In the wake of the ANC’s losses at the polls last month, the party’s latest paranoid strategy is to take aim the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the Chapter 9 institution tasked with the crucial role of ensuring our country holds “Free and Fair” Elections. Reports today reveal that the ruling party has launched an attack…
Read MoreDA calls for more visible policing when ballot papers are transported
The DA is deeply concerned by the confirmed theft of ballot papers that were being transported in Johannesburg. These ballot papers were for Ward 29 and 31 in Soweto. The DA has urgently enquired into what steps the IEC will be taking to invalidate these ballot papers ahead of 03 August 2016. We have also…
Read MoreDA to lodge IEC complaint against desperate ANC over stolen and defaced posters
The following remarks were made by DA Mayoral Candidate, Solly Msimanga, outside Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria. Msimanga was joined by the DA’s IEC Party Liaison Committee Member for Tshwane, Justus de Goede MPL. Pictures of the posters can be found here, here, here, here and here. I have today commissioned an affidavit that will…
Read MoreDA rejects Tau’s deceitful response to IEC complaint
The DA has today filed a response to Tau’s deceitful reply to our IEC complaint against him and the ANC for the City of Joburg’s blatant ANC electioneering at the expense of tax payer’s money. The narrative of the advert at the centre of our complaint is as follows: “A great city like Joburg deserves…
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