Rogue DA councillor resigns after helping ANC wrestle Cederberg local municipality from DA
26 June 2019
The Speaker of the Cederberg local municipality on Wednesday helped the ANC vote out the mayor and deputy mayor, before resigning from his position to join the ANC.
DA Mayor William Farmer and ADC deputy mayor Francina Sokuyeka were removed through a Motion of Removal in a special council sitting.
After the election of the new mayor and deputy mayor – the ANC’s Sylvia Quinta and Mariaan Nell – DA councilor and Speaker Bertie Zass resigned.
Both the ANC and DA had five seats. The ADC has one.