The ANC has ousted the DA in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality in Graaff-Reinett and took control of the council after its members were elected mayor and council chief whip on Tuesday.
Following the recent Klipplaat unrest, described by the Dr Beyers Naude Municipality (DBNLM) leadership as a disaster, the DBNLM council recommended that a disaster management plan, with sustainable addressing measures for disasters, must be implemen
The DA mayor of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality, Ewald Loock, and the party's chief whip in the council, Ricardo Smith, have been removed from their positions via a motion of no confidence.
The DA mayor of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality and the party's chief whip in the council have escaped motions of no confidence in them after a council meeting the ANC called to table the motions collapsed.