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WC political parties call on Central Karoo Mayor McKenzie to work with coalition
McKenzie was elected executive mayor for the Central Karoo in April and recently gave a report back on his first 100 days in office.
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said the country was subjected to stage 6 load shedding, for the second time ever, due to unlawful strike action at its plants.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the party explained that De Villiers had resigned to focus on other endeavours and to spend more time with his family, since the passing of his wife earlier this year.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde had been the loudest in calling for the state of disaster to be scrapped and he said that lifting the measure was long overdue.
Theresa de Villiers apparently drowned in a swimming pool while visiting relatives in Gqeberha on Monday.
The report details how Bosasa greased the ANC's elections machinery, bribing politicians and government officials.
This comes after the provincial parliament published a list of questions from the Good Party, asking Premier Alan Winde to account for his government’s management of a child rape case against a senior official in the Treasury Department in 2019.
On Friday, the provincial parliament published a list of questions from the Good party, asking the premier to account for its management of a child rape case against a senior official in the treasury department.
Western Cape Community and Safety MEC Albert Fritz was placed on immediate suspension last week by the premier's office, who cited serious misconduct allegations.
The Good party's Brett Herron says calling for a probe into Cape Town's Safety and Security Investigations Unit (SSIU) should not be outrageous if there's nothing to hide.
The 90-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away on Sunday.
The details were released in line with the Political Party Funding Act which requires the disclosure of donations above R100,000.
Good party leaders said that they had considered their options and had looked at how potential coalitions with other parties would work and they had concluded that the best way that residents stood to benefit from the party was if it was the opposition and only that.
While the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s outright majority in the metro leaves no question around coalitions, Geordin Hill-Lewis seems keen to work with his opposition party colleagues.
Party secretary general, Brett Herron, said while other parties analyse their losses this weekend, they'll be thanking the voters who've placed their confidence in them.
Political parties give their reactions after the Independent Electoral Commission released election results on 4 November 2021, in Tshwane. Parties are already approaching each other for coalitions after the commission announced that 66 municipalities were hung. #LGE2021 #Elections2021 #IEC
Voters in the Western Cape’s hinterland gave the DA a reality check in Monday's election, returning more hung councils across the province.
In Cape Town, residents are waiting to hear the outcome of voting in the metro, where the Democratic Alliance is expected to retain its stronghold but with a reduced majority.
In the City of Cape Town, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is leading the pack with 62% of the vote, followed by the African National Congress (ANC) with 13%. In third place is the Good Party with 4% and the Cape Coloured Congress at 3%.