ANC dubs De Lille situation 'manufactured crisis'
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has described the Democratic Alliance's (DA) axing of Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille as unconstitutional.
"It is manufactured chaos," was the response from the ANC's Xolani Sotashe to the decision to expel De Lille from the party.
Various provincial officials addressed media in Cape Town on Wednesday.
ANC Western Cape secretary Faiez Jacobs has vowed that the governing party will expose what they believe to be the DA's racism and protection of white privilege.
ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member Zizi Kodwa says the DA is "imploding" due to the "strong-right wing conservative voice that has been suppressed and displaced because of the false impression" that the DA is a non-racial party.
Election campaign leader, Ebrahim Rasool vowed to approach the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs to have the City of Cape Town placed under administration.
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Rasool believes leader Mmusi Maimane interferes in matters outside his mandate and is guilty of racial polarization.
"Mmusi Maimane has effectively made the case for administration when he himself put the city under administration, and he came in to act as mayor and municipal manager through the water crisis."
According to Jacobs, R1.2bn was returned to National Treasury despite the province gulfed in service delivery protests - a clear indication that opposition is unable to lead.
"R1.2 billion rand that was not spend that went for infrastructure development that was meant for overcrowding, that was meant to deal with informal settlements, that was meant for services was not spent. That is a crime."
De Lille has indicated that she will challenge the decision her removal from the party. The court case is due to be heard on Friday.