De Lille suspended from party activities
Cape Town Mayor, Patricia De Lille, has been placed on suspension following allegations of maladministration in the City of Cape Town.
The Democratic Alliance's (DA) Federal Executive has taken the decision to suspend De Lille, pending the outcome of an investigation.
The party's Phumzile van Damme says the Federal Executive established a sub-committee to probe the allegations of maladministration.
"We have a series of reports and an affidavit containing troubling allegations of maladministration. The committee found sufficient management and governance-related challenges prevalent in the DA's City of Cape Town caucus."
The committee also probed De Lille's decision to shut down the city's special investigations unit.
"In light of these developments, De Lille needed to be placed on suspension pending the outcome of these ongoing investigations. We have also asked her to supply reasons why she should not resign as the mayor," says van Damme.
The DA says it believes "this is the first step towards bringing new management to the City of Cape Town caucus that is stable, functional, and focused on delivering the highest quality of services to all of its residents."