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DA and ANC in Knysna clash over appointeeâs suitability
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Cape Town - The DA in Knysna has rejected the appointment of a new director of Community Services for the municipality, claiming the new appointee, Sandile Ngqele, lacks senior managerial experience.
However, the ANC has disputed the claims and said the DA needed to go back to the drawing board and check their facts.
Knysna DA Constituency Head Dion George said Ngqeleâs appointment could result in a costly dispute for the municipality.
George said: âAt a Knysna Council meeting on April 29, the ANC and the KUC (Knysna Unity Congress) voted to appoint a director of Community Services despite councillors being presented with a report which found that the appointed candidate has three judgments and two defaults in a financial history screening report.
Lorraine Opperman back to haunt DA heraldlive.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldlive.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fired DA councillor snatches ward from former party for ANC After winning Knysna ward in 2019, Lorraine Opperman was sacked in February for voting with ANC 23 April 2021 - 12:10 By Raahil Sain ANC candidate Lorraine Opperman won ward 11 in Knysna. Image: supplied
Just two months after being booted out of the DA for voting with the opposition, Lorraine Opperman has come back to haunt the party as she retained control of Knysna s ward 11 but this time winning it for the ANC.
This has tightened the ANC, COPE and Knysna Unity Congress (KUC) coalition’s grip on power in the town as they now have a combined 11 seats in the 20-seat local authority.